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(NEXSTAR) – In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, that’s no longer an option. IRS Direct File launched as a pilot ...

Filing your 2025 federal tax return online for free is still very much possible in the 2026 tax season, despite widespread confusion after the IRS shut down its Direct File pilot. The key is knowing ...

Filing your taxes might be a little easier next year: starting in the upcoming tax season, Wisconsinites will have access to the Internal Revenue Service's new free, online tax-filing system. The ...

This year the Internal Revenue Service is making it easier for more people to file online for free, through its Direct File program. That was introduced in 2024 as a pilot, and this year it is being ...

Direct File was launched as a pilot program in 2024. It allowed eligible taxpayers in a limited number of states to file their federal returns directly with the IRS at no cost. The program was ...

U.S. taxpayers preparing to file returns for 2025 — deadline April 15, 2026 — have one fewer free option this year. Direct File, used by 300,000 people last year, has been discontinued, with Treasury ...

The IRS has notified states that offered the free, government tax filing service known as Direct File in 2025 that the program won’t be available next filing season. In an email sent from the IRS to ...

Direct File, the Internal Revenue Service’s long-promised free tax filing software, might be at risk of being killed off by the Trump administration, but the code that made the service possible will ...