Millions of taxpayers who earned penalties and interest from the IRS during COVID-19 may be eligible to file a last-minute ...

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

Roughly 70% of taxpayers qualify for IRS Free File, but only a fraction of eligible filers use the software. For the 2025 season, you can use IRS Free File if your adjusted gross income, or AGI, was ...

The IRS will halt its government-run Direct File program for the 2026 tax season, ending a short-lived effort to allow taxpayers to prepare and submit returns directly through the agency’s website.

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 ...

Kim Porter began her career as a writer and an editor focusing on personal finance in 2010. Since then, her work has been published everywhere from Forbes Advisor to U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, ...

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Some taxpayers will soon qualify for Direct File, a free tax-filing option from the IRS. The pilot will begin as an invitation-only service before rolling out to certain taxpayers in 12 states by ...

You may want to run, you may want to hide, but for most American earners, there's no escape from the inevitable: filing your taxes. The oh-so-joyful tax season is finally upon us, but this year, there ...