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 ...

A hot potato: Before the new Trump administration took office, the IRS had been working to modernize its aging technology infrastructure and implement major changes aimed at improving the taxpayer ...

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: A sign for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seen outside its building on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Members of Elon Musk's Department of Government ...

Direct File, the Internal Revenue Service’s long-promised free tax filing software, might be at risk of being killed off by the Trump administration, but the code that made the service possible will ...

Republicans on Capitol Hill have asked the incoming president to scrap the free tax filing service developed during the Biden administration. IRS Customer Experience Presidential Transition The IRS ...

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced that the nation’s 2025 tax season will start on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, and will feature expanded and enhanced tools to help taxpayers as a ...

IRS Direct File pilot program lets eligible taxpayers file directly to the IRS online. Credit: d3sign / Getty Images The IRS Direct File pilot program is now open to receive tax filings from eligible ...

Still have to file those taxes? No worries, we've all been there. Perhaps this is the year you can try Direct File, the free service offered by the IRS that's gotten a few notable enhancements for ...

When tax filing season opens on January 29, some taxpayers will have the option of filing their 2023 federal tax returns with a brand new, government-run system. Known as Direct File, the free program ...

The Trump administration has decided not to offer Direct File, the IRS' electronic tax filing system for free next year, and the program’s future is unclear. The program was praised for making tax ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Scott Bessent, the hedge fund executive picked by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as Treasury Secretary, committed to keeping the ...