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IRS discontinues free direct file tool—what can taxpayers use now instead?

The IRS is suspending the Direct File program, a free guided tax software for taxpayers in 25 states, for the upcoming filing season. Other free federal tax preparation programs will still be ...

Warren pushed ‘free and easy’ IRS filing system, but docs reveal what she used instead

Elizabeth Warren didn't use the free government tax-filing system she promoted when Direct File became available in ...
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IRS Direct File is dead. Free File may not be the answer.

As tax season shifts into high gear, Americans with relatively simple financial pictures will find one less filing option on the menu. For the last two years, the IRS has offered a free in-house ...
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IRS Direct File is gone. This is how you can still file taxes for free

(NEXSTAR) – In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, that’s no longer an option. IRS Direct File launched as a pilot ...
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IRS Direct File won't be available next year. Here's what that means for taxpayers

Read full article: Frost and freeze risk this week as overnight temperatures drop into the 30s The city of Eastpointe has passed a package of updated animal ordinances, including a rule requiring ...
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IRS Direct File is going away, but IRS Free File is still available. What's the difference?

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The headline was, "IRS Direct File is no longer available". But what many of you heard was "IRS Free File is no longer available". That's not true. IRS Free File, the program that ...
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The IRS' Direct File option is dead, though Free File lives on (with limitations)

The IRS has ended the Direct File program, which let some taxpayers file their annual returns for free using software developed by the government. Many tax preparation companies opposed this, as did ...