The Trump Administration announced it is ending the IRS’s free tax filing program, Direct File, even though independent ...

The Internal Revenue Service has halted a popular service that once provided a free option for taxpayers to file their taxes ...

A direct path to the IRS threatened a powerful player in tax prep. Now the project is gone. The Watchdog explains how—and why ...

Gov. Jared Polis asked the federal government to reconsider its decision to halt IRS Direct File in a letter sent Wednesday ...

The 2025 tax filing season is in full swing at the IRS. And although doing one’s taxes is a near-universally dreaded task, there is a glimmer of good news: It doesn’t have to be expensive. The IRS has ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis urges the Treasury to extend Direct File taxes, emphasizing its benefits for taxpayers and accuracy ...

(AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File) (Jon Elswick, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) The IRS is offering an easier way to file taxes for free with ...

A tiny government website is generating fear, resistance and adoration. That website is IRS Direct File, which was well reviewed but little used in its 2024 debut as a free alternative to online tax ...

The IRS’s Free File program is open again this tax season, marking its 23rd year as a free, online tax preparation option for ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) should want to make it as easy as possible to file your income tax return, right? After all, they want everyone to do it — and do it on time. That was the thinking ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Filing a tax return doesn’t have to cost you ...