The IRS’s Free File program is open again this tax season, marking its 23rd year as a free, online tax preparation option for millions of Americans. For 2025, the IRS has made a major expansion to ...

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 ...

Text Callout : Key Takeaways - (Feb '25) How to File Taxes for Free The start of a new year also means the start of a new tax season. If you want to minimize the filing cost this year, you're in the ...

You’ve got less than two weeks to file your tax returns by the April 15 deadline. The IRS received more than 80 million tax returns through March 21, the agency said. Of those, nearly 55 million ...

Money talks, especially during tax season when most people are keeping track of their refunds. Hiring tax professionals can get costly, and you could end up paying hundreds of dollars to file your ...

Californians who don’t want to pay for tax-filing software or a commercial preparer have some free online options through the Internal Revenue Service. Related Articles Letters: Critical column sells ...

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 ...

(NewsNation) — Filing a tax return doesn’t have to cost you money. While some may hire a tax preparation expert or purchase online software, millions of taxpayers can file state and federal returns ...

(NEXSTAR) – In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, that’s no longer an option. IRS Direct File launched as a pilot ...

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