Data shows the IRS' Direct File free tax-filing tool has helped save taxpayers money. Now lawmakers want to know why the Trump administration may soon pull the plug on the program. The Trump ...

Despite 70% of taxpayers qualifying for Free File, less than 1.9% used the service in fiscal year 2023. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

The Direct File program was built by the IRS to allow people with relatively simple returns to file them online without using ...

A person promotes the Direct File pilot program at the Internal Revenue Service building on April 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project) The ...

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April 15, or Tax Day, has come and gone. But this year, the Internal Revenue Service piloted a new program in 12 states. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: That's right. It's called direct file - direct because for ...

Free File is not Direct File, which the IRS has discontinued for the 2026 tax season. This tax season, according to the IRS, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products ...

IRS Direct File is now fully open in 12 pilot states for "simple tax situations," according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The Treasury estimates the Direct File pilot could cover about ...