In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, ...

Over 250,000 Americans filed their taxes for free with the Internal Revenue Service last year, using the IRS Direct File ...

A memo to states last week confirmed what many have long expected was coming: “IRS Direct File will not be available in Filing Season 2026. No launch date has been set for the future.” Money; Getty ...

Gov. Jared Polis asked the federal government to reconsider its decision to halt IRS Direct File in a letter sent Wednesday ...

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The IRS Direct File program is no longer available. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project) We knew that it was coming, but now we know for sure: Direct File, the free ...

Reports indicate that the Trump administration is planning to eliminate the IRS Direct File program. While Republican lawmakers had previously targeted the program, the free tax software program had ...

IRS Direct File, the government's free online tax-filing tool launched under the Biden administration, won't be offered next year, even after 296,531 taxpayers used it during the 2025 season, the ...

Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Without it, Direct File supporters said Americans will end up spending more ...

The IRS Direct File program has been under fire from Republicans in Congress since it began. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act didn’t get rid of it, despite language in the House version. Still, the ...

The IRS Direct File program was a pilot initiative launched in 2024, designed to allow taxpayers to file their taxes directly with the IRS without intermediaries or fees. During its trial, over ...

If you didn't take advantage of the IRS' free Direct File service this year, you may have missed your chance. According to an AP News report, President Donald Trump plans to end IRS Direct File, the ...