President Donald Trump's massive spending and policy bill includes funding to research and "replace any direct e-file ...

The pilot program, launched in 2024, allows millions of Americans to file their taxes directly through the IRS free of charge.

The IRS pilot program allowing simple free tax filing is still available, but its days appear numbered after agency comments and legislative shifts.

The program offered free tax filing for two years before Republicans shut it down. Now a small group hopes to save the code for a future administration to use.

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

The IRS is expanding its Direct File program to 24 states in 2025. More than 30 million taxpayers will be eligible for free tax filing. New eligibility includes 1099 income and additional tax credits.

This year, Direct File opened on Jan. 27, at the official start of the 2025 tax season. The government-run tool, which works similarly to typical commercial tax filing software, is currently ...

Now, Direct File will become a "permanent option" for filers, with the IRS endeavoring to make Direct File available in all 50 states in 2025 and to broaden the types of tax returns accepted.

As Direct File is only in its pilot stage, it is not available in every state and for every taxpayer. An estimated 19 million people across the 12 states are eligible to use Direct File.

Last year, the IRS rolled out Direct File to 12 states, as another way for taxpayers to file their tax returns free. This year, it's available in 25 states.

Direct File will be the top tech product to compete against Apple and OpenAI. The tax filing service emerges after a scandal involving Intuit's tax preparation software.