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.” Money; Getty ...

The agency still offers a Free File program that works with commercial tax software firms. Some companies also offer free ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Trump administration shut down the "Direct File" program through the IRS, leaving many Americans with one fewer free tax ...

IRS Direct File, the government's free online tax-filing tool launched under the Biden administration, won't be offered next year, even after 296,531 taxpayers used it during the 2025 season, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Internal Revenue Service Building is seen on February 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) The Trump ...

Free File is not Direct File, which the IRS has discontinued for the 2026 tax season. This tax season, according to the IRS, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products ...

New IRS data shows the average refund rising to $3,676, well below earlier projections that suggested refunds could increase by $1,000 or more this year.

Here's when taxes are due in 2026, how long refunds take and how to check your IRS refund online.

Tax returns received and processed remain slightly below last year’s pace, even as the average refund climbs to $3,804.