President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which he signed into law in July, includes provisions that could impact many ...

Here’s when the IRS is expected to start accepting 2025 tax returns, plus how to track your refund and avoid delays.

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Although Direct File will no longer be available in 2026, there are still numerous online tools and apps that offer free tax ...

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 free ...

Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Without it, Direct File supporters said Americans will end up spending more ...

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 ...

The IRS Direct File program has been under fire from Republicans in Congress since it began. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act didn’t get rid of it, despite language in the House version. Still, the ...

You can get 100% free federal and state tax filing with Cash App Taxes. But this no-frills, no feature, no expert support ...

The new program, Direct File, helped low- and moderate-income taxpayers file their returns more easily, and had been expanding. By Tara Siegel Bernard The Internal Revenue Service is shutting down its ...

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 ...

Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Direct File, launched during former President Joe Biden’s term, was meant ...