The 2026 tax season is now open, but you will need your W-2 to start the process of filing your 2025 state and federal income tax returns. The Tax Foundation notes an alarming number of tax filers are ...

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 ...

The Trump administration may have shuttered Direct File — the IRS’s short-lived experiment in tax-preparation software — but it doesn’t mean you have to pay to file your taxes. There are plenty of ...

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 ...

Tax season is officially approaching, and millions of Americans are gathering W-2s, 1099s and receipts in preparation for filing. The good news is that there are several legitimate ways to file your ...

Tax season is officially underway, and the Internal Revenue Service has begun accepting individual federal tax returns for 2026 through its free guided software program, IRS Free File. The IRS opened ...

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 05: People use IRS Direct File at the Internal Revenue Service Building on April 05, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project ...

The official start of tax season isn’t until Jan. 26, but the IRS is already accepting individual tax returns to be processed later this month. And, thanks to a service through the U.S. tax agency, ...

The Internal Revenue Service announced it would be opening up submissions of certain tax returns through its IRS Free File program for 2026. The IRS Free File program began accepting individual tax ...

Cowork can also use the data in that folder to create new projects -- but it's still in early access, so be cautious. Imad was a senior reporter covering Google and internet culture. Hailing from ...

(NEXSTAR) – Tax season is nearly upon us, and if you’re a parent of non-adult children, this could be an important filing for you: you’ll be able to register your child for a Trump account. While the ...

(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 ...