Taxpayers in 25 states will need to find a new way to file their taxes in 2026 as the IRS has shut down the free Direct File ...

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

While the IRS hasn’t officially confirmed that the program is dead, the website indicates that the program is closed—and ...

Direct File, the free tax filing tool offered by the Internal Revenue Service, won't be an option for taxpayers next year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the ...

The IRS is halting Direct File, the Biden-era tax-preparation software pilot, and it pointed to other free services.

Symbolically, though, it matters: The program was, by all reports, intuitive, popular, and easy to use. Most importantly, it ...

Users credited the IRS Direct File Program, established by the Biden administration, for making tax filing more efficient, ...

Direct File, the free, government-provided alternative to services like TurboTax, won't be available for the 2026 tax season, ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program.

The IRS quietly discontinued its free Direct File program, raising new questions about accessibility and the future cost of ...

North Carolina was one of 25 states to participate in Direct File, an electronic filing system through which people could submit their federal and state tax returns to the IRS. It was piloted in 2024 ...