A key operative from DOGE initiated plans to potentially kill Direct File, the free tax filing tool developed by the IRS, ...

At the beginning of 2025, the Internal Revenue Service welcomed a team from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a ...

With Tuesday's tax filing deadline looming, the IRS recommends a variety of free tools to help taxpayers complete their 2024 tax returns on time. Getty Images/iStockphoto ...

This article originally published on May 1, 2024. It has been updated to include the IRS’ decision to make its new tax filing tool permanent.

Lantz used the Internal Revenue Service’s Direct File program, a free tax-preparation platform for simple tax returns that’s available in 25 participating U.S. states. “It was super-duper easy.

The IRS’s free tax filing tool, known as “Direct File,” will be fully open to eligible filers in 12 states starting March 12, the agency announced Friday, more than a month before the April ...

IRS launches free tax-filing program in 12 states. Here's how it works The new filing tool is different from the IRS existing Free File program, which allows some taxpayers to file their taxes for ...

The IRS's free tax filing tool, Direct File, will be permanent in 2025 after a successful pilot, saving taxpayers $5.6 million in filing costs.

TaxWatch IRS calls its free Direct File tax-prep tool a success. Will it be back in 2025? ‘Regardless of where it goes from here, I am proud of the success,’ IRS commissioner says of Direct File ...

The new filing tool is different from the IRS existing Free File program, which allows taxpayers whose income is less than $79,000 to file their taxes for free through participating brand name ...

By Gerardo Pons • Published January 17, 2024 • Updated on January 18, 2024 at 10:50 am Direct File is a new filing tool by the IRS that allows taxpayers of any income to file their taxes for free.