Direct File, the free, government-provided alternative to services like TurboTax, won't be available for the 2026 tax season, ...

The free service that allowed taxpayers to file online directly with the IRS was used by hundreds of thousands of taxpayers ...

The IRS quietly discontinued its free Direct File program, raising new questions about accessibility and the future cost of ...

Symbolically, though, it matters: The program was, by all reports, intuitive, popular, and easy to use. Most importantly, it was free. The administration’s decision to axe it removes the possibility ...

The IRS's free Direct File program — a new initiative that allowed taxpayers to complete their taxes using free, guided tax software approved by the federal agency — is no more, following a push by ...

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 ...

The Federal Trade Commission ruled in a final order and opinion Monday that TurboTax, the popular tax filing software, engaged in deceptive advertising and banned the company from advertising its ...

This week, we reported on how TurboTax uses deceptive design and misleading advertising to trick lower-income Americans into paying to file their taxes, even though they are eligible to do it for free ...

State legislators are advancing a plan that would allow all taxpayers to electronically file their Minnesota income tax returns free of charge. The provision is part of the mega House omnibus tax bill ...