Each year, Americans spend an average of $240 to prepare and file their annual tax returns, according to the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service. And the process is so complicated that about one million ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The IRS is recommitting to its decades-old partnership with tax prep companies as the main option for Americans to file their taxes ...

Even though the tax agency's free pilot program is no longer available, there are other free tax filing options this season. Robin Hartill Robin Hartill is a Florida-based Certified Financial Planner ...

We are less than two weeks away from Tax Day 2026 in North Carolina. If you are still looking to file, we found some free options after the end of the "Direct File" program. Direct File was originally ...

Tax Day in Illinois is April 15; extensions can push filing to Oct. 15. Extensions don't delay payment; taxes owed must be paid by April 15. Free filing help is available online and in-person to those ...

The Trump administration has shut down the IRS "Direct File" program, which was a free tax filing option. Critics of Direct File cited high development costs and low user participation for its closure ...