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The Internal Revenue Service has rolled out its free electronic tax-filing system in 12 states, including New York, for the 2023 tax-filing season. According to the agency, the in-house filing system ...

After weeks of testing, the Internal Revenue Service's free electronic tax-filing system finally launched Tuesday for taxpayers in 12 states. The new system, called Direct File, in-house online filing ...

WASHINGTON — The IRS said Thursday it will make permanent the free electronic tax return filing system that it experimented with this year and is asking all 50 states and the District of Columbia to ...

The program allows people in some states with very simple W-2s to calculate and submit their returns directly to the IRS. Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk posted Monday on his social media site that ...

As tax season shifts into high gear, Americans with relatively simple financial pictures will find one less filing option on the menu. For the last two years, the IRS has offered a free in-house ...

The Treasury Department ended the IRS’s Direct File program in November 2025, a move announced by Treasury Secretary and IRS Commissioner Scott Bessent, who said other options would serve taxpayers ...

(The Center Square) – A group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday to codify the IRS Direct File program, which the Trump administration shut down in 2025. The Direct File Act, supported ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. In a win for the paid tax prep industry, it looks like the government’s free tax filing program, Direct File, is dead ...