Feeling the Squeeze? It Might Be the High Price of Ignoring the Deficit Audio By Carbonatix One user even said it was 'weird, dystopian, and privacy invasive' due to the facial-recognition technology.

The IRS announced a “strategic pause” on its technology upgrades Friday, saying it wants to review all its systems to see what should be allowed to continue — including the popular Direct File program ...

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.” Money; Getty ...

A Feb. 3 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) claims an IRS service that helped taxpayers file their taxes for free online is no longer available. “Thanks to DOGE, millions of Americans have ...

The $3.8 trillion Republican tax bill that just passed the House includes a provision to kill off the popular IRS Direct File program, which lets people file their federal income tax returns for free ...

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, who served under President Bill Clinton, claimed in a tweet Wednesday that the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) “free tax filing tool is reportedly ‘gone.’ This ...

TIME NOW TO ANSWER SOME OF YOUR TAX QUESTIONS AS THE DEADLINE IS NOW LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY. MAN. TIME IS WINDING DOWN, ISN’T IT? JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING IS KARA KING FROM KING, KING AND ...

The IRS Direct File program is revolutionizing the way you can file your taxes this 2025 season. With its expansion to 25 ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

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.

Prices on everything from eggs to cars are still high. Luckily, here in Missouri, we have relatively low taxes and a competitive tax structure that allows business to thrive. A proposal to abolish the ...

Trump's Treasury Department calls Direct File 'a failed program' Casey Lantz had a particularly painless time filing her taxes this year - though it may be the last time she can say that. The Seattle ...