Each year, Americans spend an average of $240 to prepare and file their annual tax returns, according to the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service. And the process is so complicated that about one million ...

Paying to file your taxes feels like a kick in the teeth when you're already paying Uncle Sam more than he deserves. Add in the fact that the Trump administration pulled the plug on the free IRS ...

(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 ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Angus King, I-Maine, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., want the Government Accountability Office to conduct a ...

What to know about the Milwaukee Bucks 2026-27 salary cap situation, including luxury tax information, player bonuses and contract information. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Greg Abbott touts $4,000 ...

That sound your hearing is the approaching deadline to file your federal income taxes. With the April 15 tax deadline fast approaching, the Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers that there is ...

Warren introduced the Direct File Act in February alongside Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), with 160 members of Congress co-sponsoring the measure. The bill would permanently enshrine Direct File in law ...

The program allows people in some states with very simple W-2s to calculate and submit their returns directly to the IRS. Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk posted Monday on his social media site that ...

Advocates gather in Washington, D.C., to call out tax prep companies like Intuit TurboTax and H&R Block for blocking simplified filing and to support IRS exploration of alternative free tax filing on ...

In July 2021, TurboTax announced it would no longer participate in the IRS’ Free File program. That’s big news because the Free File program helps millions of low- and middle-income Americans file ...

Federal and state officials are reminding taxpayers that several free options are available to file returns ahead of the April 15 deadline. Many taxpayers can prepare and file their federal tax ...

From left, Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Angus King, I-Maine, speak to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 26, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) ...