President Donald Trump's massive spending and policy bill includes funding to research and "replace any direct e-file ...

The IRS pilot program allowing simple free tax filing is still available, but its days appear numbered after agency comments and legislative shifts.

The pilot program, launched in 2024, allows millions of Americans to file their taxes directly through the IRS free of charge.

The IRS commissioner hinted that Direct File, which offers free tax filing with the IRS, won't be an option next filing ...

The program offered free tax filing for two years before Republicans shut it down. Now a small group hopes to save the code ...

IRS says more than 140,000 Americans filed their taxes free using its Direct File pilot but industry critics say the program's unnecessary and costly.

The IRS has said repeatedly it wants to start slow with direct file to build a solid operational base that can later be scaled up in terms of functionality and used more widely. Advocates of the ...

The IRS is making its free tax-filing platform permanent and open to all 50 states and D.C., the Biden administration announced Thursday, following the successful launch of the first-of-its-kind ...

The IRS is treading carefully with the launch of a free online tax filing system as the agency and its ambitious project face intense political scrutiny. When the new “direct file” online tax ...

How to use the IRS’s free IP PIN, the best way to keep a criminal from nabbing your income tax refund You can have the IRS assign you a 6-digit code so nobody else can file under your name.

Direct File won't be able to handle any tax returns that get complicated, at least for now. This is a pilot program and the IRS is keeping it simple to gauge the reaction.

Starting this tax season, 12 states are piloting Direct File, a new service from the IRS. If you have a basic W-2 return and claim the standard deduction, you may be able to use Direct File to ...