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

A memo to states last week confirmed what many have long expected was coming: “IRS Direct File will not be available in Filing Season 2026. No launch date has been set for the future.” ...

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The Treasury Department said in an October report to Congress that participation in the Direct File program was low and the ...

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

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

This conflict could already be seen with the pilot program. According to a report by an Inspector General, the IRS’s Direct File software failed to list certain education tax credits that filers could ...

The Trump administration has ended this free IRS tax filing program. Find out what's happening and what it means for you.

Inflation refund checks and Anchor rebate checks are on the way for some Americans, as others are waiting on a tariff rebate update, IRS tax refund or another stimulus check in 2025. Here's what to ...

“It’s going to take years before the IRS gets to its pre-2025 levels of efficiency, if at all,” said Phil Karter, a shareholder at Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry. The furlough of ...

Despite the government shutdown, inflation refund checks and Anchor rebate checks are still on the way for some Americans, as others are waiting for updates on a tariff rebate, IRS tax refund or other ...

The IRS recently filed notices of a federal tax lien against Republican Sen. Jim Justice of West Virginia — the latest example of ongoing financial troubles that have trailed the former governor, ...