IRS Free File, which offers free guided tax preparation for lower-income taxpayers and free electronic fillable forms for all ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The official start of tax season isn’t until Jan. 26, but the IRS is already accepting individual tax returns to be processed ...

(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 ...

If you're looking to file your 2025 tax returns online for free, you may have some options. This tax filing season, IRS Direct File—the free tax-filing software that allowed taxpayers in 25 states to ...

When it comes to their federal income tax returns, tens of millions of U.S. households pay for tax preparation and filing. Yet many might qualify to do so for free through IRS-approved programs.So why ...

The Trump administration may have shuttered Direct File – the IRS’s short-lived experiment in tax-preparation software – but it doesn’t mean you have to pay to file your taxes. There are plenty of ...

The 2026 tax filing season is in full swing at the IRS ahead of Wednesday’s filing deadline. And although doing one’s taxes is a near-universally dreaded task, there is a glimmer of good news: It ...