Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) is celebrating the House-passed bill that would shut down the Internal Revenue Service Direct File ...

Learn what IRS Direct File is, how to handle Notice CP59, and if there’s a real $500 IRS refund in 2025, including key filing ...

No. Direct File does not replace other options such as working with a tax professional, using the IRS Free File, using commercial software or free preparation sites with trained volunteers, or for ...

More taxpayers will have access to the IRS Direct File program in 2025. In 2024, the IRS kicked off the program with only 12 states; that number has expanded to 25 states for the 2025 tax season.

How to file your taxes for free with IRS Direct File For 2025, the IRS-sponsored program has expanded into 25 states. Updated Wed, Apr 16 2025. Dan Avery Editor, CNBC Select.

IRS Direct File participating states as of January 1, 2025. Kelly Phillips Erb. Taxpayer eligibility to participate in the pilot last year was limited to taxpayers with only certain types of ...

IRS Direct File, the nation's first free tax-filing system, was meant to ease the pain of complex filings. Employees who worked on it are worried that DOGE wants to kill the two-year-old program ...

Direct File began accepting tax returns on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. The Direct File program is free, easy to use, mobile-friendly and accurate, according to the IRS, available in English and Spanish ...

IRS Direct File launched last year as a way to file your taxes with the federal tax agency, for free. At the time, there were only 12 participating pilot states.

The IRS has expanded its direct file program to 12 more states, meaning residents in 24 states can now file their federal taxes for free directly with the IRS -- no third-party software required.

IRS Direct File could be a good fit for more people in year two, but it has a long way to go before being considered a top online tax service.