The Trump administration has announced it will cancel the IRS Direct File program for the 2026 tax filing season, a move which will result in Americans spending more time and money to file their taxes ...

The IRS Direct File program, a free electronic system for filing tax returns, will not be available for the 2026 tax season. This decision was confirmed by the Trump administration. The announcement ...

The Internal Revenue Service may soon scrap its Direct File program, which allows Americans to file their taxes for free. Photo from Sean Lee via Unsplash The Internal Revenue Service is poised to ...

The Direct File program was one of the targets of the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency, under the leadership of billionaire Elon Musk, as soon as the group took over ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The headline was, "IRS Direct File is no longer available". But what many of you heard was "IRS Free File is no longer available". That's not true. IRS Free File, the program that ...

The IRS has ended the Direct File program, which let some taxpayers file their annual returns for free using software developed by the government. Many tax preparation companies opposed this, as did ...

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Bill Long said the agency will end its Direct File program after a limited pilot and one full filing season. President Donald Trump's massive spending and policy ...

The IRS Direct File program has been under fire from Republicans in Congress since it began. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act didn’t get rid of it, despite language in the House version. Still, the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregonians filing state tax returns next year can still do so by using the state's free program, even though the federal free program will not be available. The IRS notified the ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed. An email sent Monday from IRS official ...