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The Internal Revenue Service has halted a popular service that once provided a free option for taxpayers to file their taxes ...

Preparing taxes on your own can be complicated, especially with ever-changing tax laws. Getting help from an expert can make filing your return on time easier and ensure you’re maximizing your tax ...

IRS Free File is one way in which U.S. taxpayers can file their returns and payments free of charge.

For last-minute filers looking for free filing resources, IRS Direct File and IRS Free File remain options for qualified taxpayers. Direct File is a web-based service that allows taxpayers to file ...

Lea el artículo en español aquí. If there’s one thing you don’t want your taxes to be, it’s unpredictable. But with potential IRS employee layoffs, threats of federal funding cuts and talks of U.S.

Rumors of the demise of the free IRS tax filing software Direct File have been circulating since Tax Day 2025. On Monday, the IRS officially ended the program, at least for 2026. In a letter to 25 ...

The clock is ticking to file your tax returns by the April 15 deadline. The IRS received more than 80 million tax returns through March 21, the agency said. Of those, nearly 55 million taxpayers ...

Hey Watchdog! I saw a short item in the news recently that the Internal Revenue Service was stopping something called Direct ...

As the end of tax season approaches, the Internal Revenue Service reminds South Carolina taxpayers that IRS Free File is a quick and easy way to file federal tax returns for free. IRS Free File lets ...

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 ...