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

The IRS cited low usage and high costs as reasons for shuttering the program, which began during the previous administration.

The IRS Direct File will not be available for the upcoming tax filing season. However, other programs like the Free File and ...

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

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

The free service that allowed taxpayers to file online directly with the IRS was used by hundreds of thousands of taxpayers ...

The landscape of tax filing in the United States has undergone a notable transformation with the announcement of the end of the Direct File program by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). IRS ...

Reports of the IRS Direct File's death may not have been exaggerated after all. The agency's free program for filing electronic tax returns may be the latest victim of the Trump administration's DOGE ...

IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed.

Data shows the IRS' Direct File free tax-filing tool has helped save taxpayers money. Now lawmakers want to know why the Trump administration may soon pull the plug on the program. The Trump ...

The IRS notified 25 partner states today that Direct File “will not be available” next filing season, and that there is no timeline for bringing it back. The program had operated for two tax years, ...