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The IRS's Free Direct File May Be Dead, But What if You Haven't Filed Yet?

Reports of the IRS Direct File's death may not have been exaggerated after all. The agency's free program for filing ...
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The IRS's free direct online tax filing tool is being eliminated. Here’s what you need to know.

The Internal Revenue Service’s free online filing system is no more. First rolled out as a limited pilot in 2024 under the Biden administration, the Direct File program allowed taxpayers in certain ...
Forbes

Direct File Is Gone. Here’s How You Can Still File Your Taxes For Free

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...
Forbes

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Didn’t Kill IRS Direct File But It Sure Feels Like It

The IRS Direct File program has been under fire from Republicans in Congress since it began. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act didn’t get rid of it, despite language in the House version. Still, the ...
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IRS discontinues free direct file tool—what can taxpayers use now instead?

The IRS is suspending the Direct File program, a free guided tax software for taxpayers in 25 states, for the upcoming filing season. Other free federal tax preparation programs will still be ...
Government Executive

Senators demand to know the IRS’ path forward following the end of Direct File

The IRS ended the online, direct-to-government filing program last fall and is doubling down on the free tax filing options ...
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IRS halts free direct tax filing option used by thousands in North Carolina

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Internal Revenue Service Building is seen on February 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) The Trump ...
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IRS' free Direct File program expands to 25 states — but still faces Republican scrutiny

With the start of tax season approaching, Democratic and Republican lawmakers are split on the future of Direct File, the IRS' free tax filing program. The program has been controversial among ...
Detroit Free Press

How to do your taxes for free: Is Direct File dead? Where to find free deals and services

Getting your taxes done for free sounds like something that you're bound to regret. But several real-deal tax freebies exist. Many people could save the $300 or more that they pay for tax services by ...
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The IRS's Free Direct File May Be Dead, But What if You Haven't Filed Yet?

Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of the University at Albany. As a former member of CNET's How To team, he wrote about the intersection of policy, information and technology, and ...