Got your W-2s ready? Today, the IRS will begin accepting 2025 tax returns for the 2026 tax filing season. “The Internal Revenue Service is ready to help taxpayers meet their tax filing and payment ...

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Whether you need to file a federal tax return for the 2025-2026 tax year depends mainly on your income, filing status, and age. In general, you’re required to file if your gross income exceeds the IRS ...

Tax season is here, and it's Alyssa Melani's second time filing. A part-time employee, freelance actress and small business owner, she said her returns were complicated and she never learned how to do ...

The IRS has removed its free Direct File option for taxes. Most taxpayers can use the official Free File program. There are several other ways to file taxes for no charge. Tax filing season officially ...

This year, residents of 25 states can do their taxes using the IRS’s free Direct File service, as long as their taxes are relatively simple. This year, residents of 25 states can do their taxes using ...

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 ...