Amid reports the IRS may end its free Direct File program, more than 170 lawmakers are demanding it remains open.

When the IRS announced its plan to develop Direct File - the federal government's first-ever free online tax filing tool - in ...

The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program. That's the electronic system for filing tax returns ...

The Trump administration is planning to end the IRS Direct File program that allows tax returns to be filed directly to the IRS for free.

IRS Direct File is the nation's first free tax filing system. A Treasury Department official told BI it was a failed program with an uncertain future.

After its rollout, 90% of users surveyed ranked their experience as excellent or above average but the program has faced ...

There’s the danger that Congress will allow President Donald Trump’s first-term Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to expire. That law cut ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized Intuit's lobbying against Direct File and told the AP that Trump and Musk "are going after Direct File because it stops giant tax prep companies from ripping ...

The future of the IRS Direct File program is uncertain in 2025. Here's what taxpayers should know about filing options and ...

With its Direct File program, the IRS tried to give U.S. taxpayers a free solution to a longstanding complaint: that tax prep is too expensive. Created by the Inflation Reduction Act, Direct File ...

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