Taxpayers in 25 states will need to find a new way to file their taxes in 2026 as the IRS has shut down the free Direct File ...

While the IRS hasn’t officially confirmed that the program is dead, the website indicates that the program is closed—and ...

The IRS cited low usage and high costs as reasons for shuttering the program, which began during the previous administration.

IRS Commissioner Bill Long—who Trump later fired—also indicated that the Direct File program had been scuttled. "You’ve hea ...

The Trump administration has been introducing several new financial decisions and policies that are not being widely welcomed ...

The IRS Direct File will not be available for the upcoming tax filing season. However, other programs like the Free File and ...

A memo to states last week confirmed what many have long expected was coming: “IRS Direct File will not be available in Filing Season 2026. No launch date has been set for the future.” ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program.

The IRS is ending the Biden-era 'Direct File' program. The program began as a pilot for tax year 2023 in 12 states for filing ...

The end of IRS Direct File offers timely evidence that the Republican administration isn’t actually interested in trying to ...

The Trump administration has decided not to offer the IRS' electronic tax filing system for free next year, and its future is ...

Direct File, the free tax filing tool offered by the Internal Revenue Service, won't be an option for taxpayers next year.