The Internal Revenue Service has halted a popular service that once provided a free option for taxpayers to file their taxes ...

The IRS has ended the Direct File program, which let some taxpayers file their annual returns for free using software developed by the government. Many tax preparation companies opposed this, as did ...

A direct path to the IRS threatened a powerful player in tax prep. Now the project is gone. The Watchdog explains how—and why ...

A program that enabled taxpayers to file their federal income taxes for free online appears to have been killed by the Trump administration. At the very least, it won't be available for tax season in ...

FILE - The headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service is in Washington, August 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) (Ted Shaffrey, Copyright 2024 The Associated ...

A government shutdown can create uncertainty, especially if you filed a tax extension for tax year 2024. If you’re wondering how it might impact your tax return, here are the answers you need. File by ...

The Internal Revenue Service has shut down its Direct File free tax-filing program, sending an email to the 25 states that offered it this year. The email was sent to the state departments of revenue ...

The Internal Revenue Service notified Oregon and other states on Monday that the federal government has canceled a free, fledgling tax-filing program — IRS Direct File — that set out to allow millions ...

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 ...

The IRS is asking the public to weigh in on tax preparation and filing options as it officially closes the door on Direct File, the free electronic filing tool that earned sky-high consumer experience ...

The federal government may be shut down, but your tax obligations remain. While April 15 was the official deadline for filing a 2024 tax return and paying the bulk of one’s estimated bill, Americans ...

Due to the government shutdown—now in its third week—IRS operations are limited. Despite the need to prepare for the upcoming tax filing season—with new tax laws like no tax on tips in place—the IRS ...