President Donald Trump's massive spending and policy bill includes funding to research and "replace any direct e-file ...

The IRS's free Direct File program — a new initiative that allowed taxpayers to complete their taxes using free, guided tax ...

The Trump administration may have just axed the IRS Direct File program. During a summit earlier this week, IRS Commissioner ...

The IRS pilot program allowing simple free tax filing is still available, but its days appear numbered after agency comments ...

The pilot program, launched in 2024, allows millions of Americans to file their taxes directly through the IRS free of charge.

Direct File was supposed to be a game-changer: launched in 2023, it let regular people in select states file their federal ...

The IRS website’s page that outlines eligibility and filing deadlines for Direct File is, for now, still active. In his announcement, Long emphasized that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act funds research ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced its intention to end the Direct File program, a free tool that allowed ...

With its Direct File program, the IRS tried to give U.S. taxpayers a free solution to a longstanding complaint: that tax prep is too expensive. Created by the Inflation Reduction Act, Direct File ...

A key operative from DOGE initiated plans to potentially kill Direct File, the free tax filing tool developed by the IRS, ...

The IRS is expanding its Direct File program to 24 states in 2025. More than 30 million taxpayers will be eligible for free tax filing. New eligibility includes 1099 income and additional tax credits.

How to use Direct File The IRS began accepting tax returns on Jan. 27, meaning Direct File is open to the public. Filers can head to directfile.irs.gov to check their eligibility.