A program that enabled taxpayers to file their federal income taxes for free online appears to have been killed by the Trump administration. At the very least, it won't be available for tax season in ...

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First rolled out as a limited pilot in 2024 under the Biden administration, the Direct File program allowed taxpayers in certain states to file federal tax returns online for free directly with the ...

This 2026 tax season is the first in which Americans can’t use Direct File, a short-lived IRS initiative intended to save 30 million Americans time and money they would have otherwise spent getting ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury said on Thursday that more than 30 million taxpayers in 24 participating states will be eligible to file their federal taxes for free next year through ...

April 15, while not as popular as Dec. 25, per se, is looking up, now that Pennsylvanians can file taxes online for free. At the urging of U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. and some 130 other U.S.

The Trump administration sent out a memo saying government employees can choose to resign and get paid through September — or face potential layoffs later. Meanwhile, the president removed two members ...

Direct File has been one of the IRS's most popular and successful programs in recent years. In 2025, it will expand significantly and become available to twice as many states. In the coming tax year, ...

The Internal Revenue Service issued a report to Congress on Tuesday outlining plans to implement a free online filing service for American taxpayers. The report says that the IRS is “technically ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two tax giants, H&R Block and Intuit (owner of TurboTax), have spent over $100 million in federal lobbying since 2003. This 2026 ...