The Trump administration may have shuttered Direct File – the IRS’s short-lived experiment in tax-preparation software – but it doesn’t mean you have to pay to file your taxes. There are plenty of ...

Free File is not Direct File, which the IRS has discontinued for the 2026 tax season. This tax season, according to the IRS, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products ...

For 2026, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products through IRS Free File to taxpayers with an adjusted gross income of $89,000 or less in 2025. IRS Free File helps ...

U.S. taxpayers preparing to file returns for 2025 — deadline April 15, 2026 — have one fewer free option this year. Sergey Brin confronted Gavin Newsom at a treehouse party — then launched a political ...

The IRS reminds last-minute filers of the April 15 tax deadline, highlighting IRS.gov tools, Free File, extensions and ...

You can file an IRS tax extension by April 15 if you need more time on your taxes. Here are some free options.

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The deadline to file taxes is Wednesday, April 15, but you can file a late return or get an extension that will give you until Oct. 15 to file.

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Angus King, I-Maine, are opening an investigation into the Trump administration’s decision to end the Biden-era free online tax filing program, Direct File. They ...

You may think “free” tax filing means zero cost, nothing to lose, no catch. But free in 2026 often means “free until something valuable gets rolled out of your digital backpack.” Here’s our ...