The Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Free File Guided Tax Software will be available to use as of Friday, January 10 for the 2025 tax filing season. IRS Free File is one way in which taxpayers can ...

The IRS Direct File will not be available for the upcoming tax filing season. However, other programs like the Free File and ...

If Windows is your OS of choice, consider these open-source apps. There are tons of open-source apps for just about any task. These are all free to install and use on Windows. I've been using ...

The new program, Direct File, helped low- and moderate-income taxpayers file their returns more easily, and had been ...

The IRS cited low usage and high costs as reasons for shuttering the program, which began during the previous administration.

The site will open to new users for unannounced windows of time, the IRS said. As the tax filing season gets underway, taxpayers in some states will have a new way to file online available to them in ...

Direct File has ended. Americans who used the free tax-filing program will have to find a new option. Here are some ...

The IRS Direct File program will not be offered for the 2026 filing season. Under President Donald Trump's new 2025 tax bill, this free program was set to end as early as December 31, 2025. And this ...

The free service that allowed taxpayers to file online directly with the IRS was used by hundreds of thousands of taxpayers ...

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