The Internal Revenue Service has ended its Direct File program for the 2026 filing season, pulling back a government-run tool ...

Rumors of the demise of the free IRS tax filing software Direct File have been circulating since Tax Day 2025. On Monday, the IRS officially ended the program, at least for 2026. In a letter to 25 ...

The IRS Direct File program was eliminated for the 2026 tax filing season. However, there are still several free tax ...

The IRS shut down its Direct File tax filing system, leaving taxpayers with one less option to file their returns for free.

The IRS Direct File program is no longer available. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project) We knew that it was coming, but now we know for sure: Direct File, the free ...

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...

The Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program, the e-filing system that allowed taxpayers to file returns directly to the agency for free, according to media reports. The ...

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Free File is not Direct File, which the IRS has discontinued for the 2026 tax season. This tax season, according to the IRS, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The headline was, "IRS Direct File is no longer available". But what many of you heard was "IRS Free File is no longer available". That's not true. IRS Free File, the program that ...

With Tax Day approaching, taxpayers who haven’t filed yet could have a great option. Half the states now have access to a zero-cost tool created by the IRS called Direct File that allows people to ...

Free File is not Direct File, which the IRS has discontinued for the 2026 tax season. This tax season, according to the IRS, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products ...