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

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 ...

Symbolically, though, it matters: The program was, by all reports, intuitive, popular, and easy to use. Most importantly, it ...

While the IRS hasn’t officially confirmed that the program is dead, the website indicates that the program is closed—and ...

The IRS is halting Direct File, the Biden-era tax-preparation software pilot, and it pointed to other free services.

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

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

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

IRS Commissioner Bill Long—who Trump later fired—also indicated that the Direct File program had been scuttled. "You’ve hea ...

The Internal Revenue Service confirms that its free “Direct File” system “will not be available in Filing Season 2026.” ...

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued a sharply critical statement Thursday regarding a report ...

North Carolina was one of 25 states to participate in Direct File, an electronic filing system through which people could ...