WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Taxpayers can get a head start on preparing their 2025 federal tax returns as the IRS Free File program is now available ahead of the official start of the tax ...

Tax season is coming soon. Want to file federal taxes for free? IRS Direct File is gone, but there are other options. Know ...

The IRS will begin accepting 2025 federal tax returns on January 26, with April 15 as the filing deadline. Several new tax ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The IRS is recommitting to its decades-old partnership with tax prep companies as the main option for Americans to file their ...

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 ...

The IRS Direct File program is no longer available. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project) We knew that it was coming, but now we know for sure: Direct File, the ...

The Internal Revenue Service has shut down its Direct File free tax-filing program, sending an email to the 25 states that offered it this year. The email was sent to the state departments ...

While the IRS Direct File program has been shut down, there are still ways to file your taxes for free. Here's what to know.