The IRS debuted Direct File — which enabled taxpayers to file online with the agency for free — as a pilot in 2024 and it ...

Reports of the IRS Direct File's death may not have been exaggerated after all. The agency's free program for filing electronic tax returns may be the latest victim of the Trump administration's ...

Learn what IRS Direct File is, how to handle Notice CP59, and if there’s a real $500 IRS refund in 2025, including key filing ...

How to file your taxes for free with IRS Direct File For 2025, the IRS-sponsored program has expanded into 25 states. Updated Wed, Apr 16 2025. Dan Avery Editor, CNBC Select.

Direct File available to 30 million taxpayers in 2025. Direct File doubled its reach to 25 states for the 2025 tax season, up from 12 states in 2024, the program’s pilot year.

Amid reports the IRS may end its free Direct File program, more than 170 lawmakers are demanding it remains open. advertisement. Direct File, which saves taxpayers money, may be shut down.

The deadline to file your 2024 tax return and pay any owed taxes is April 15, 2025.While the Direct File service remains open until October 15, 2025, this extension only applies to filing, not ...

IRS could cut up to 40% of its workforce, internal memo indicates 00:33. Data shows the IRS' Direct File free tax-filing tool has helped save taxpayers money.

The IRS announced the return of Direct File in a statement on Jan. 10, when it also announced that the 2025 tax season would officially kick off on Jan. 27. The Direct File program debuted last ...

The Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program, the e-filing system that allowed taxpayers to file returns directly to the agency for free, according to media reports.

The popular IRS Direct File program, which lets you prepare and file your return for free, will be cancelled if the Republican tax bill becomes law.