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

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.

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 ...

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.

T he Direct File tool, developed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), has been a game-changer for millions of taxpayers in the United States. This free, straightforward service allows ...

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 ...

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.

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 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 ...

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.

IRS Direct File, the nation's first free tax-filing system, was meant to ease the pain of complex filings. Employees who worked on it are worried that DOGE wants to kill the two-year-old program ...