IRS ends popular, free service ahead of the 2026 filing season: What’s next?

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

IRS To Open Free File for Millions Ahead of Tax Season

Beginning January 10, the IRS Free File program will start accepting individual tax returns. Millions of taxpayers across the country can access free software tools provided by IRS Free File partners ...

Polis calls on U.S. Treasury to extend free tax filing service

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis urges the Treasury to extend Direct File taxes, emphasizing its benefits for taxpayers and accuracy.

The IRS’ free tax filing program is suspended by U.S. Treasury under Republican pressure

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

The Trump administration has axed a free online tax filing system, leaving hundreds of thousands of taxpayers facing high fees and more work in spring

The IRS launched the free tax-filing program in 12 states in 2024 and rolled it out to a full 25 states for the 2025 tax ...
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IRS to open its free tax filing site to more new users

NEW YORK -- As the tax filing season gets underway, taxpayers in some states will have a new way to file online available to them in "the coming days," the IRS said this week. Direct File, the free ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis asks Trump administration to reconsider killing free online tax-filing program

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

IRS: Free File provides quick and easy way to file taxes

As the end of tax season approaches, the Internal Revenue Service reminds South Carolina taxpayers that IRS Free File is a quick and easy way to file federal tax returns for free. IRS Free File lets ...
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Free File, Direct File: How to use free IRS tax-filing options for Californians

Californians who don’t want to pay for tax-filing software or a commercial preparer have some free online options through the Internal Revenue Service. Related Articles With ‘Trump Accounts,’ your ...
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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 ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

Residents in these 12 states can now use the IRS' new free tax-filing platform

The Internal Revenue Service has rolled out its free electronic tax-filing system in 12 states for the 2023 tax-filing season. According to the agency, the in-house filing system will first be ...
The Dispatch

IRS: Americans have several ways to file taxes for free

As the end of tax season approaches, the Internal Revenue Service reminds North Carolina taxpayers that IRS Free File is a quick way to file federal tax returns for free. IRS Free File lets qualified ...