While the IRS hasn’t officially confirmed that the program is dead, the website indicates that the program is closed—and ...

It seems that with Trump's arrival at the White House, all those initiatives implemented during Biden's administration, especially those that favored the ...

Taxpayers in 25 states will need to find a new way to file their taxes in 2026 as the IRS has shut down the free Direct File ...

Direct File, the free, government-provided alternative to services like TurboTax, won't be available for the 2026 tax season, ...

The Trump administration has decided not to offer the IRS' electronic tax filing system for free next year, and its future is ...

This easy tax filing system, which was previously provided through the IRS, will no longer be available to filers in 2026 ...

IRS Commissioner Bill Long—who Trump later fired—also indicated that the Direct File program had been scuttled. "You’ve hea ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program.

The Treasury Department said in an October report to Congress that participation in the Direct File program was low and the ...

The IRS Direct File will not be available for the upcoming tax filing season. However, other programs like the Free File and ...

Direct File has ended. Americans who used the free tax-filing program will have to find a new option. Here are some ...

Extended taxpayers can file the 2024 return until October 15, 2025, using IRS Direct File, on which they may take advantage of the free government tax filing program. This deadline will merely ...