Direct File was launched as a pilot program in 2024. It allowed eligible taxpayers in a limited number of states to file their federal returns directly with the IRS at no cost. The program was ...

The IRS Free File program offers a crucial opportunity for taxpayers with an Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of $89,000 or less in 2025 to file their taxes without incurring software fees. This initiative ...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told lawmakers Wednesday that the department is looking into ways to expand on the limited direct file pilot program with possible extensions in functionality and ...

The Internal Revenue Service's Direct File free tax filing pilot program officially closed Friday and reported that 140,803 taxpayers used it in the 12 states where it was available. Processing ...

NEW YORK (AP) — After weeks of testing, an electronic system for filing returns directly to the IRS is now available to taxpayers from 12 selected states. The new system, called Direct File, is a free ...

The Internal Revenue Service has a new Direct File pilot program for the 2024 tax season that allows users in certain states to file taxes directly and for free at directfile.irs.gov. Some early users ...

With one week until the April 15 federal tax deadline, the IRS has released an "important update" for Direct File, the agency's free tax filing program. Since March 12, the pilot program has been ...

More than 140,000 taxpayers across a dozen states filed their taxes free using the IRS’ Direct File pilot program this year, but whether that's considered a success depends on whom you ask. During the ...

A person promotes the Direct File pilot program at the Internal Revenue Service building on April 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project) ...

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This conflict could already be seen with the pilot program. According to a report by an Inspector General, the IRS’s Direct File software failed to list certain education tax credits that filers could ...