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

New IRS Direct File offers free, easy federal tax return filing in Florida, 11 other states New program only available for simple tax needs, for now ...

With its Direct File program, the IRS tried to give U.S. taxpayers a free solution to a longstanding complaint: that tax prep is too expensive. Created by the Inflation Reduction Act, Direct File ...

Through the end of the pilot, the IRS said, it spent $24.6 million. Direct File’s operational costs – including customer service, cloud computing and user authentication – were $2.4 million.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This program, in which you file online with the IRS for free, has a higher income limit ($200,000 in wages for a single filer) but it does have restrictions on types of income and deductions ...

In January, IRS officials said they expected several hundred thousand taxpayers could use direct file during the current tax filing season. Over the weekend, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said ...

The Internal Revenue Service is moving Direct File out of beta and taking that free tax-prep app nationwide—or at least to a larger selection of states.. The IRS announced Thursday that after a ...

The IRS free Direct File program opens on Jan. 27 for taxpayers in 25 states. With expanded tax situations, more than 30 million taxpayers will be eligible to use Direct File in 2025, ...