The 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, by President Trump, marks the end of the IRS's free tax filing programs. This includes the termination of the IRS Direct File ...

IRS Free File, which offers free guided tax preparation for lower-income taxpayers and free electronic fillable forms for all ...

This 2026 tax season is the first in which Americans can’t use Direct File, a short-lived IRS initiative intended to save 30 million Americans time and money they would have otherwise spent getting ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ST. JOSEPH, Mo.— With the April 15 deadline approaching, the IRS is offering a free filing option for taxpayers with an adjusted ...

Banking app Chime®* is inviting members to file their state and federal taxes for free, directly through its platform. Simple ...

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...

First rolled out as a limited pilot in 2024 under the Biden administration, the Direct File program allowed taxpayers in certain states to file federal tax returns online for free directly with the ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) should want to make it as easy as possible to file your income tax return, right? After all, they want everyone to do it — and do it on time. That was the thinking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two tax giants, H&R Block and Intuit (owner of TurboTax), have spent over $100 million in federal lobbying since 2003. This 2026 ...