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 ...

But when you finally do gather your paperwork and prepare to take on the annual responsibility and headache, first determine ...

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Free File is not Direct File, which the IRS has discontinued for the 2026 tax season. This tax season, according to the IRS, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products ...

WASHINGTON -- The IRS said Thursday that it will make permanent the free electronic tax return filing system that it experimented with this year and is asking all 50 states and the District of ...

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

The Internal Revenue Service on Thursday began asking Oregonians and taxpayers across the country to weigh in on a fight that has been brewing in Washington, D.C.: Whether the federal government ...

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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 ...

Raleigh, NC -- North Carolina is making it a little less painful to file tax returns this year. A new program announced by the state will allow taxpayers making up to $50,000 to file their state tax ...