Direct File was launched as a pilot program in 2024. It allowed eligible taxpayers in a limited number of states to file their federal returns directly with the IRS at no cost. The program was ...

Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that its Direct File pilot program—which allows some taxpayers to file their returns online for free—would become available to new users in the ...

States will have the chance to collaborate with the Internal Revenue Service on how they may integrate with the agency’s forthcoming direct file pilot. In a July 16 letter to the Federation of Tax ...

IRS Direct File pilot program lets eligible taxpayers file directly to the IRS online. Credit: d3sign / Getty Images The IRS Direct File pilot program is now open to receive tax filings from eligible ...

As tax season has now officially started, you might be in luck if you were hoping to use Direct File this year, as the ...

BOSTON - The IRS launched its new Direct File tax filing program in 12 states on Monday, including Massachusetts and New Hampshire, where it says more than a million people are eligible to use the ...

Most Direct Files users that submitted their taxes using the free IRS service this year said that using the tool was a good experience and something that they’d recommend for their friends and family, ...

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 ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Scott Bessent, the hedge fund executive picked by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as Treasury Secretary, committed to keeping the ...

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 Trump administration has decided not to offer Direct File, the IRS' electronic tax filing system for free next year, and the program’s future is unclear. The program was praised for making tax ...