A Treasury watchdog report found that the tax agency projected $61.2 million in costs for the free electronic filing tool in ...

The Internal Revenue Service vastly overstated the projected costs of operating the free tax prep program before terminating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Trump administration shut down the "Direct File" program through the IRS, leaving many Americans with one fewer free tax ...

The IRS Direct File program was eliminated for the 2026 tax filing season. However, there are still several free tax ...

(NEXSTAR) – In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, that’s no longer an option. IRS Direct File launched as a pilot ...

The IRS still offers a Free File program that works with commercial tax software firms. Some companies also offer free tools ...

IRS staff were reportedly told in mid-March to stop working on Direct File's development for the 2026 tax filing season.

For years, filing a basic tax return in the United States has often meant paying a private company for the privilege of telling the government how much you owe. Now the Internal Revenue Service is ...