A direct path to the IRS threatened a powerful player in tax prep. Now the project is gone. The Watchdog explains how—and why—it really ended.

The IRS Direct File program has been under fire from Republicans in Congress since it began. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act didn’t get rid of it, despite language in the House version. Still, the ...

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The IRS is mulling a massive transformation to the way Americans file their taxes. As Americans prepare for the upcoming filing deadline, the IRS is studying how it could build its own online filing ...

The Internal Revenue Service is urging Americans to begin preparing now for the 2026 tax filing season, warning that changes under the newly enacted “One Big Beautiful Bill” will affect deductions, ...

Been procrastinating on your taxes? It's not too late, but the IRS deadline is fast approaching. If you haven't filed your taxes yet this year, you still have time – but not much. The deadline is ...

Individual taxpayers spend on average $140 preparing their taxes each year. The Internal Revenue Service is planning to test a program that could cut those costs significantly. After nine months of ...

Chances are that you filed your federal income tax return electronically this year: the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) estimates that nearly nine in ten individual taxpayers e-filed their tax returns ...

Tax Day is Monday, April 15, 2024. But taxpayers who are unable to file by the deadline can typically request a filing extension. Recent online searches show that interest in the tax filing extension ...

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service opened the 2012 electronic tax return filing season today with a reminder to taxpayers that e-file remains the best way to get fast refunds and ensure ...