You may have noticed that Direct File, the free IRS tax filing tool, is no longer available. What once promised to simplify and reduce costs for millions of taxpayers has disappeared, and signs point ...

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 IRS pilot of a government-backed online tool to file taxes for free, dubbed Direct File, is going permanent, the tax agency announced a few weeks ago. The IRS is inviting all states to join and ...

The IRS has been developing a groundbreaking tool aimed at simplifying tax filing for millions of U.S. taxpayers: the IRS Direct File program. While this initiative promises to alleviate the burden of ...

The IRS has released an "important update" for Direct File, the agency's free tax filing program. Direct File users can now automatically import key return verification details from the IRS, which has ...

The IRS Direct File program will not be offered for the 2026 filing season, leaving potentially millions of taxpayers without this free file option. The program, which allowed residents in 25 pilot ...

Technical glitches. Frustrated end users. This is what most Americans think of when they hear the federal government is rolling out a new technological innovation. They’re not entirely wrong. The ...

Direct File is the IRS free tax preparation software program. Direct File is currently in its pilot phase, available in 25 states. To use Direct File, you have to meet certain criteria. If you don’t ...

The Trump administration has officially ended the IRS’s Direct File program, which allowed some Americans to file their taxes for free. The move sparked immediate backlash online, with critics ...

The Internal Revenue Service is moving Direct File out of beta and taking that free tax-prep app nationwide—or at least to a larger selection of states. The IRS announced Thursday that after a ...

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 ...