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The Trump administration may have shuttered Direct File — the IRS’s short-lived experiment in tax-preparation software — but it doesn’t mean you have to pay to file your taxes. There are plenty of ...

Taxes are due this year on April 15. The IRS will begin accepting tax returns on Jan. 26. Filing early could mean getting your refund sooner and avoiding fraud. There are a few benefits to getting ...

Tax season is officially underway, and the Internal Revenue Service has begun accepting individual federal tax returns for 2026 through its free guided software program, IRS Free File. The IRS opened ...

The Internal Revenue Service announced Thursday that the opening day of tax season this year will be Monday, Jan. 26. That’s the first day that U.S. taxpayers can file their income tax returns for the ...

The Trump administration has shut down the IRS "Direct File" program, which was a free tax filing option. Critics of Direct File cited high development costs and low user participation for its closure ...

IRS Direct File, a free online system for filing federal taxes, has been scrapped for 2026. Almost 300,000 people used IRS Direct File in 2025. So, are they out of luck, along with millions of others ...

New tax laws for 2026 include deductions for tips, overtime, and car loan interest. The IRS has not yet announced the start date for the 2026 tax season, but it typically begins in late January. The ...

While planning your calendar for 2026, one timeline you may want to write down is the tax season schedule. Though the April 15 deadline is months away, many will soon start receiving forms from their ...

There were 161 million individual income tax returns filed to the IRS in 2024, possibly including yours. While not every American is required to file a tax return, most will – and there may be good ...

Want to file your 2025 federal income taxes early as possible? Jackson Hewitt advises you take that approach, as more than 31% of tax filers admit to procrastinate filing taxes, according to ...

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