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A direct path to the IRS threatened a powerful player in tax prep. Now the project is gone. The Watchdog explains how—and why ...

Although Direct File will no longer be available in 2026, there are still numerous online tools and apps that offer free tax ...

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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 ...

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A total of 17 senators wrote a letter to Scott Bessent asking for the IRS to hire more staff before the filing season. They ...

The IRS Direct File program has been under fire from Republicans in Congress since it began. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act didn’t get rid of it, despite language in the House version. Still, the ...

The most recent tax filing data still shows a dip in tax returns received compared to the prior year. The IRS received 54,030,000 individual income tax returns as of March 1, 2024, a 1.7% decline from ...

Tax Day is Monday, April 15, 2024. But taxpayers who are unable to file by the deadline can typically request a filing extension. Recent online searches show that interest in the tax filing extension ...