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The future of the IRS Direct File program is uncertain in 2025. Here's what taxpayers should know about filing options and ...
Amid reports the IRS may end its free Direct File program, more than 170 lawmakers are demanding it remains open.
What is Direct File? Direct File was first rolled out by the IRS in 2024 in 12 states as a service allowing taxpayers to file ...
IRS audits are increasing in 2025 as the future of the Direct File program remains uncertain. Here's how both changes will ...
Direct File, now in its second year, lets some taxpayers electronically file their returns directly with the agency for free.
After its rollout, 90% of users surveyed ranked their experience as excellent or above average but the program has faced ...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’s Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax ...
Trump administration may be planning to end a free online filing tax program. Here's how you could be impacted next year.
The Trump administration is reportedly making plans to shut down the Internal Revenue Service's free tax prep system next ...
The lawmakers asked the Treasury Department and the IRS to respond to their demands to preserve Direct-File by May 5.
Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of the University at Albany. As a member of CNET's How To team, he writes about the intersection of policy, information and technology, and ...