The Trump Administration announced it is ending the IRS’s free tax filing program, Direct File, even though independent ...

A direct path to the IRS threatened a powerful player in tax prep. Now the project is gone. The Watchdog explains how—and why ...

The IRS' free tax filing program is in jeopardy as the agency faces continued cuts from the Trump administration. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Funded under the Inflation Reduction ...

The Internal Revenue Service has halted a popular service that once provided a free option for taxpayers to file their taxes ...

Over 100,000 Americans filed their taxes using the IRS's free new program last year. Now, it's sticking around.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has confirmed that Direct File will not be available for Filing Season 2026, and no launch ...

(NEXSTAR) — Tax season is back again, which means it’s time to collect your W-2 and Form 1098, and Form 1099s and start filing. While there are a slew of tax services and professionals that can help ...

Rumors of the demise of the free IRS tax filing software Direct File have been circulating since Tax Day 2025. On Monday, the IRS officially ended the program, at least for 2026. In a letter to 25 ...

Mia Francis, a 22-year-old barista from Boston, filed her taxes on her own this year for the first time, using a free government tax filing program that made it easy because it did most of the work ...