Amid reports the IRS may end its free Direct File program, more than 170 lawmakers are demanding it remains open.

IRS audits are increasing in 2025 as the future of the Direct File program remains uncertain. Here's how both changes will ...

What is Direct File? Direct File was first rolled out by the IRS in 2024 in 12 states as a service allowing taxpayers to file ...

The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program. That's the electronic system for filing tax returns ...

Direct File, now in its second year, lets some taxpayers electronically file their returns directly with the agency for free.

The Trump administration is reportedly making plans to shut down the Internal Revenue Service's free tax prep system next ...

The IRS’ Direct File program remained functional even after Elon Musk said in February that he “deleted” the group running it ...

The lawmakers asked the Treasury Department and the IRS to respond to their demands to preserve Direct-File by May 5.

Perhaps counterintuitively, dealing with the Internal Revenue Service this year led many Americans to experience a rare breath of fresh air. In just the last two years, the IRS developed a program ...

Millions of taxpayers can file for free this year using the IRS' Direct File system. Launched by the agency as a pilot program in 12 states, Direct File processed approximately 140,000 returns in ...

Use IRS Free File to electronically request an automatic tax-filing extension or use Form 4868, Application for Automatic ...

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