The IRS Direct File tool won't be available for the upcoming tax filing season. Here are a few free resources if you want help filing your taxes.

It’s official, the IRS begins accepting 2024 tax filings today. Over 200 million returns will soon start trickling in—and this year, there are more tools than ever available to help you file your ...

The Internal Revenue Service’s free online filing system is no more. First rolled out as a limited pilot in 2024 under the Biden administration, the Direct File program allowed taxpayers in certain ...

The average American who hires a tax preparer to file even a simple return will spend upward of $200, according to industry estimates. This year, however, taxpayers have more options than ever to ...

Each year, 70% of taxpayers qualify to file federal returns for free, but few do. The unnecessary spending could top $13 billion. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Without it, Direct File supporters said Americans will end up spending more ...

Have a question for Janet Berry-Johnson, CPA or our other editors? Ask here for a chance to be featured in a story. Submit your question This form is protected by ...

The IRS Direct File program allows eligible taxpayers to prepare and file their taxes for free directly to the government You can use your smartphone, laptop, tablet or desktop computer, no additional ...

Kim Porter began her career as a writer and an editor focusing on personal finance in 2010. Since then, her work has been published everywhere from Forbes Advisor to U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, ...

Tax filing season for the federal government and Rhode Island started on Jan. 29, which means a headache and often, shelling out cash to pay for a tax preparation program, or to a tax preparer. It ...