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

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

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

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

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 ...

The Trump administration has discontinued a federal program thousands of North Carolina residents used this year to file ...

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

This easy tax filing system, which was previously provided through the IRS, will no longer be available to filers in 2026 ...

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

The Federal Trade Commission ruled in a final order and opinion Monday that TurboTax, the popular tax filing software, engaged in deceptive advertising and banned the company from advertising its ...

GOP lawmakers are framing the IRS's free direct tax-filing system as an example of the "weaponization of government against ...

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