Even though the tax agency's free pilot program is no longer available, there are other free tax filing options this season.

In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, ...

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 ...

With the arrival of January 2026, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has officially kicked off a new tax season by reopening ...

The Internal Revenue Service and the Free File Alliance have reached a new five-year agreement to continue providing free tax preparation software for 70 percent of tax filers. The deal also opens the ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. J.R Whalen: Here's your money briefing for Wednesday, June 5th. I'm J.R Whalen ...

The IRS should stay out of the tax preparation business. Before explaining why, let me tell you how we got here. In May, the IRS released a report on the feasibility of the IRS preparing and filing ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would be barred from using facial recognition software on taxpayers under new legislation introduced Friday in Congress. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., ...

The Internal Revenue Service is not adequately managing its software licenses and not adhering to federal requirements and industry best practices for software used on desktop and laptop computers, ...

Around one-third of the digital applications the IRS runs are out of date, raising fresh concerns about cybersecurity issues, workflow management and the agency’s ability to process hundreds of ...