Paying taxes is hard enough — but paying a fee to pay your taxes just adds insult to injury. The good news is that millions of taxpayers can file their federal returns — and even their state returns — ...

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 ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program. Peter is a managing editor for the CNET Group. He has been covering technology, ...

“Free” and “simple” aren’t typically associated with tax filing, but for nearly 300,000 Americans who used IRS Direct File in 2025, the process itself was not only free, but easier. Now the Trump ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Taxpayers can get a head start on preparing their 2025 federal tax returns as the IRS Free File program is now available ahead of the official start of the tax ...

Taxpayers can start the work to file their taxes for free starting this week, according to the IRS. The IRS Free File Guided Tax Software system will start accepting individual returns on Friday, the ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 05: People use IRS Direct File at the Internal Revenue Service Building on April 05, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project ...

It costs Americans an average of about $290 to file a tax return, according to the National Taxpayers Union. Thankfully, most major tax software companies offer a free tier, so you don't have to pay ...

Rumors of the demise of the free IRS tax filing software Direct File have been circulating since Tax Day 2025. On Monday, the IRS officially ended the program, at least for 2026. In a letter to 25 ...