While the IRS Direct File program has been shut down, there are still ways to file your taxes for free. Here's what to know.

ST. LOUIS — The IRS on Friday announced Jan. 27 as the official start date of the 2025 tax season, and expects more than 140 million tax returns to be filed by the April 15 tax deadline. The IRS said ...

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Despite 70% of taxpayers qualifying for Free File, less than 1.9% used the service in fiscal year 2023. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

The IRS’s Free File program is open again this tax season, marking its 23rd year as a free, online tax preparation option for millions of Americans. For 2025, the IRS has made a major expansion to ...

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If it wasn’t easy enough to work your taxes with software on your desktop computer or laptop in recent years, or online, things have become even simpler. Not only is this year’s deadline later, April ...