The GOP is considering ending this free IRS tax filing program. Find out what's happening and what it means for you.

Direct File, the IRS’ free electronic tax filing system, is here to stay and will be available to more taxpayers next year, the government said on Thursday. All 50 states and Washington D.C. are ...

Individual taxpayers spend on average $140 preparing their taxes each year. The Internal Revenue Service is planning to test a program that could cut those costs significantly. After nine months of ...

Intuit, the Silicon Valley software giant behind TurboTax, doesn’t provide the only way to file your taxes electronically, but it has captured the market share like no other. For over two decades, ...

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IRS head says Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill has axed the free program. Credit: Annabelle Gordon / Contributor / The Washington Post via Getty Images The IRS's free Direct File program — a new initiative ...

The IRS is mulling a massive transformation to the way Americans file their taxes. As Americans prepare for the upcoming filing deadline, the IRS is studying how it could build its own online filing ...

Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of the University at Albany. As a former member of CNET's How To team, he wrote about the intersection of policy, information and technology, and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An IRS plan to test drive a new electronic free-file tax return system next year has got supporters and critics of the idea mobilizing to sway the public and Congress over whether ...

Filing your taxes can be a stressful experience, but there is some extra help available if you meet certain income requirements. The IRS offers an assistance program called IRS Free File, which ...

Still haven’t filed your 2024 taxes? If you you got an extension, the deadline is Oct. 15. (If not, the deadline was April 15, but you can file your taxes late.) Although this may be stressful, it ...