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The Trump administration may have shuttered Direct File — the IRS’s short-lived experiment in tax-preparation software — but it doesn’t mean you have to pay to file your taxes. There are plenty of ...

The 2026 tax filing season will begin on Monday, January 26. The deadline to file your 2025 taxes is Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Several new tax breaks were introduced for 2025, including increased ...

Switching from Safari to Chrome on iPhones is about to get a whole lot easier, thanks to a new feature introduced with the latest Chrome beta for iOS. The feature, aptly named “Safari import,” ...

The percentage of teachers who are using artificial intelligence-driven tools in their classrooms nearly doubled between 2023 and 2025, according to data from the EdWeek Research Center. In 2023, a ...

IRS Direct File, a free online system for filing federal taxes, has been scrapped for 2026. Almost 300,000 people used IRS Direct File in 2025. So, are they out of luck, along with millions of others ...

Apple Notes in macOS 26 can now import and export Markdown-formatted documents, giving developers, writers, and students an easier way to move text between apps. The built-in Notes app has long been a ...

The new year is nearly here, and with the arrival of 2026 comes a whole slew of newly legal imports. Thanks to the long-standing law stating that models not originally produced for the U.S. market are ...

There were 161 million individual income tax returns filed to the IRS in 2024, possibly including yours. While not every American is required to file a tax return, most will – and there may be good ...

Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. is a senior editor and author of ...

Thinking of importing a European car? These four models hit the U.S. import “25-year” mark in 2026 and they’re absolute icons. Ever wondered how classics like the Nissan GT-R R34 manage to roam 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 ...