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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

In a win for the paid tax prep industry, it looks like the government’s free tax filing program, Direct File, is dead for now ...

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

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

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

The program developed during Joe Biden’s presidency was credited by users with making tax filing easy, fast and economical.