The Treasury Department said in an October report to Congress that participation in the Direct File program was low and the ...

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

The Trump administration has ended the federal government’s offering of a nationwide free e-filing program for federal income ...

Direct File, the free, government-provided alternative to services like TurboTax, won't be available for the 2026 tax season, ...

A new report from the tax agency that was requested by congressional Republicans said that dropping Direct File “is in the ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program.

The Trump administration says the Free File program offered through commercial tax preparation companies is a more effective ...

The federal government permanently shut down a pilot program that let some taxpayers file their returns for free. How many ...

Direct File has ended. Americans who used the free tax-filing program will have to find a new option. Here are some alternatives.

Without Direct File, lower-income taxpayers can use Free File, offering free tax filing through IRS partnerships with ...

Treasury will end Direct File, an IRS bridge to your bank account.

The announcement signals the likely end of Direct File — a project that Trump administration officials and Republican lawmakers targeted this year.