Reports of the IRS Direct File's death may not have been exaggerated after all. The agency's free program for filing electronic tax returns may be the latest victim of the Trump administration's DOGE ...

Last year the Internal Revenue Service launched a program that allowed some tax filers to file their returns directly to the IRS. It was available when the 2025 filing started this year, but a social ...

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 ...

The IRS will begin processing 2024 tax returns on Jan. 27. The last day you can file your 2024 taxes without requesting an extension is Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Gig workers who earned more than $5,000 ...

It takes most Americans an average of $270 and 13 hours to do their taxes. With Direct File, it takes less than 60 minutes to do it yourself and costs nothing. Direct File is the IRS’s new electronic ...

The IRS is reportedly ending the Direct File, but a report obtained via the Freedom of Information Act says that 94% of users rated their experience as “excellent” or “above average.” Most Direct ...

The Trump administration is reportedly making plans to shut down the Internal Revenue Service's Direct File free tax prep system next year. Processing Content The Associated Press reported Wednesday ...

We’re well into tax preparation season, and many are wondering whether the Internal Revenue Service will be slowed in its processing of tax returns due to a reduction in personnel. While there has ...

Tax Day is this week -- which means Americans have only a limited left to file their taxes before the deadline. If you live in Illinois, Indiana or elsewhere, here's what to know about Tax Day, your ...

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