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IRS Shuts Down Free Direct File Tool—Here’s What Taxpayers Can Use Instead

The IRS Direct File will not be available for the upcoming tax filing season. However, other programs like the Free File and IRS tax preparation volunteers will still be available to help taxpayers ... Read More

IRS ending free 'Direct File' tax filing program

The IRS is ending the Biden-era 'Direct File' program. The program began as a pilot for tax year 2023 in 12 states for filing returns directly to the IRS free of charge. The program expanded in 2024 ... Read More

IRS Direct File ends. Here are other free or low-cost tax-filing options to consider.

Direct File has ended. Americans who used the free tax-filing program will have to find a new option. Here are some alternatives. Read More

The IRS' free tax-filing tool reportedly won't be offered in 2026

Direct File, the free, government-provided alternative to services like TurboTax, won't be available for the 2026 tax season, Bloomberg Tax reports. That's based on a letter sent from the Internal ... Read More

IRS Direct File is going away, but IRS Free File is still available. What's the difference?

Direct File, with the IRS's own tax software, was available in 25 states, and North Carolina was one of them. This Direct File was free, no matter what your income, although folks who get rental ... Read More

IRS returns to relying on tax prep companies for free filing options without Direct File

A new report from the tax agency that was requested by congressional Republicans said that dropping Direct File “is in the best interests of American taxpayers and the IRS.” ... Read More

IRS Direct File won’t be available next year. Here’s what that means for taxpayers

WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed. An email sent Monday from IRS official ... Read More

Death to Free Taxes: IRS Officially Ends Its Direct File Tax Filing Software

Rumors of the demise of the free IRS tax filing software Direct File have been circulating since Tax Day 2025. On Monday, the IRS officially ended the program, at least for 2026. In a letter to 25 ... Read More

The IRS is eliminating a free way to file tax returns. Here's what to know

IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed. An email sent Monday from IRS official Cynthia Noe to ... Read More

IRS Direct File won't be available next year. Here's what that means for taxpayers

WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed. An email sent Monday from IRS official ... Read More

IRS Direct File won't be available next year. Here's what that means for taxpayers

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will ... Read More