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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 ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregonians filing state tax returns next year can still do so by using the state's free program, even though the federal free program will not be available. The IRS notified the ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON -- 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 ...

The IRS will halt its government-run Direct File program for the 2026 tax season, ending a short-lived effort to allow taxpayers to prepare and submit returns directly through the agency’s website.

The new program, Direct File, helped low- and moderate-income taxpayers file their returns more easily, and had been expanding. By Tara Siegel Bernard The Internal Revenue Service is shutting down its ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...