Searching for files on a full Windows drive can feel like a lost cause, but the perfect solution is one tiny download away, ...

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 ...

This season, more than 140,000 taxpayers successfully filed returns using IRS Direct File, a free tax filing pilot from the IRS. The program fully opened for certain taxpayers in 12 states in early ...

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 will halt its government-run Direct File program for the 2026 tax season, ending a short-lived effort to allow taxpayers to prepare and submit returns directly through the agency’s website.

After weeks of testing with roughly 1,500 returns, Direct File, a free tax filing program from the IRS, is now fully open in 12 pilot states, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. While ...

The Internal Revenue Service's Direct File free tax filing pilot program officially closed Friday and reported that 140,803 taxpayers used it in the 12 states where it was available. Processing ...

The Inflation Reduction Act created a pilot program that’s finally given Americans a free and easy way to file their federal taxes with the government, and it’s getting rave reviews. Cindy Black of ...

FILE – In this Feb. 5, 2020, file photo, a W-4 form is viewed in New York. The IRS will delay the traditional April 15 tax filing due date until May 17, 2021, to cope with added duties and provide ...

NEW YORK (AP) — After weeks of testing, an electronic system for filing returns directly to the IRS is now available to taxpayers from 12 selected states. The new system, called Direct File, is a free ...