There's still a way at the IRS to do your 2025 return online for free

IRS Direct File, which was offered in 25 states last year, has been discontinued. But one very-much underused, free program ...
CNET

IRS Ended Its Direct File Tax Program. Here Are the Best Options to File for Free in 2026

Even though the tax agency's free pilot program is no longer available, there are other free tax filing options this season.
CNN

IRS set to launch its free tax filing pilot program. Here’s how it will work

When tax filing season opens on January 29, some taxpayers will have the option of filing their 2023 federal tax returns with a brand new, government-run system. Known as Direct File, the free program ...
CNN

IRS plans to make its free tax filing program permanent

The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday that it will continue and expand its free tax filing program in 2025. A pilot version of the online program, known as Direct File, launched earlier this year ...
PBS

IRS moves forward with a new free-file tax return system, supporters and critics mobilize

WASHINGTON (AP) — An IRS plan to test drive a new electronic free-file tax return system next year has got supporters and critics of the idea mobilizing to sway the public and Congress over whether ...