The new program, Direct File, helped low- and moderate-income taxpayers file their returns more easily, and had been expanding.

With the 2025 tax season underway, the IRS Free File partnership could be just what you need to get your taxes done with ease and for $0. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is ...

Data shows the IRS' Direct File free tax-filing tool has helped save taxpayers money. Now lawmakers want to know why the Trump administration may soon pull the plug on the program. The Trump ...

You may have heard of a free tax return service with the IRS. But what is it? IRS Direct File launched during the Biden administration as a way to file your taxes with the federal tax agency for ...

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In April, the House unanimously passed the Taxpayer First Act, including a provision to codify the IRS Free File Program. Making Free File a permanent part of the tax law would mean that the ...