The IRS is reportedly ending the Direct File, but a report obtained via the Freedom of Information Act says that 94% of users rated their experience as “excellent” or “above average.” Most Direct ...

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Texan Dixie Warden is quick to say she's "not a numbers girl." But as the first user of the government's new free electronic tax return filing system, Warden reports she completed her taxes this year ...

The new program intended to enable free, online tax filing directly with the government has garnered controversy and praise since its inception. Nearly 30 House Republicans are asking President-elect ...

Filing your taxes is already a painful enough process without having to pay to do it. The good news? There are plenty of ways to file for free this tax season — even with the shuttering of the IRS ...

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 ...

Most Direct Files users that submitted their taxes using the free IRS service this year said that using the tool was a good experience and something that they’d recommend for their friends and family, ...