IRS Direct File is gone. This is how you can still file taxes for free

In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, ...
The Financial Express

US tax filing 2026: Free filing options, key deadlines and refund timelines

Learn how to file your 2025 US taxes for free in 2026, including IRS deadlines, refund timelines, penalties, extensions, and ...
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IRS explains why it stopped ‘Direct File’ option and how you can still file for free

It’s the beginning of a new year, which means fresh resolutions, forgetting to write the proper year number for a month and filing taxes. In 2025, over […] ...

IRS ends free filing service — Taxpayers still have these alternatives

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has ended the agency’s free service that allowed people to file their taxes directly.

IRS shuts down Direct File. Here's how NC tax payers can file for free

While the IRS Direct File program has been shut down, there are still ways to file your taxes for free. Here's what to know.

IRS Direct File is gone. See other free, low-cost tax filing programs

This season, Americans will have one fewer free option to use when filing their 2025 income taxes. Direct File, launched ...
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IRS to open its free tax filing site to more new users

NEW YORK -- As the tax filing season gets underway, taxpayers in some states will have a new way to file online available to them in "the coming days," the IRS said this week. Direct File, the free ...

When does tax season start in 2026? Refunds could be up

Tax changes signed into law in 2025 could bring bigger refunds this year. When does tax season start? When will refunds come?

When does 2026 tax season start? What Indiana taxpayers should know

President Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' could grant some taxpayers bigger returns, but how soon Americans can file isn ...