The Trump Administration announced it is ending the IRS’s free tax filing program, Direct File, even though independent ...

A direct path to the IRS threatened a powerful player in tax prep. Now the project is gone. The Watchdog explains how—and why ...

The New Year means it's time to start thinking about filing your taxes. There are some changes that should make it easier when it comes to finding free online tax filing if you qualify. It's known as ...

The IRS free tax filing program, known as Direct File, has faced heavy Republican scrutiny since its 2024 launch. Direct File expanded to more than 30 million taxpayers across 25 states for the 2025 ...

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 ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. In a win for the paid tax prep industry, it looks like the government’s free tax filing program, Direct File, is dead ...

In 2020, nearly 170 million individual tax returns were filed by Americans — and 153 million of those were filed electronically. Although all taxpayers must file a return and pay what they owe, ...