While the IRS Direct File program has been shut down, there are still ways to file your taxes for free. Here's what to know.

IRS ends Direct File: Explore free tax filing options for 2026 including Free File, Free Fillable Forms, and VITA programs File federal taxes free IRS 2026 guide: The IRS has officially shut down ...

The Internal Revenue Service has halted a popular service that once provided a free option for taxpayers to file their taxes directly with the IRS. The program, Direct File, was launched by the U.S.

US President Donald Trump signed legislation to compel the Department of Justice to release files on the late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Trump said in a social media post that he signed the ...

Ro Khanna argues that even though there is a risk in releasing the documents, it still needs to happen. By Ro Khanna and David Leonhardt Produced by Jillian Weinberger Representative Ro Khanna, ...

Howard County police charge 3 suspects after nearly 50 vehicle break-ins overnight Howard County police have charged three suspects from Baltimore in connection with a string of vehicle break-ins that ...

The IRS has ended the Direct File program, which let some taxpayers file their annual returns for free using software developed by the government. Many tax preparation companies opposed this, as did ...

Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Without it, Direct File supporters said Americans will end up spending more ...

IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed. An email sent Monday from IRS official Cynthia Noe to ...

Taxpayers in 25 states will need to find a new way to file their taxes in 2026 as the IRS has shut down the free Direct File option. Details are limited, but the IRS has confirmed the program launched ...

The new program, Direct File, helped low- and moderate-income taxpayers file their returns more easily, and had been expanding. By Tara Siegel Bernard The Internal Revenue Service is shutting down its ...

The IRS ended Direct File, the free, online pilot program that nearly 300,000 taxpayers in 25 states used to file returns for tax year 2024. The IRS website for Direct File says “Direct File is closed ...