This free option still lets you file your 2025 tax return online, no hidden fees - here’s how it works

The 2026 tax season introduces vital changes. IRS Free File is now open for those earning $89,000 or less. With Direct File ...
Institute on Taxation and Economic PolicyOpinion

Intuit Helped Limit Americans Tax Filing Options While Raking in Millions in Tax Breaks

As tax filing season begins, families have fewer options than last year, thanks to the heavy lobbying efforts of big ...
Forbes

Direct File Is Gone. Here’s How You Can Still File Your Taxes For Free

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...
NBC New York

This free tax filing option is ‘fast and simple,' IRS says. Here's who can use it

This season, the IRS expects more than 140 million individual tax returns — and most qualify for a lesser-known free tax filing option. The program, IRS Free File, is a public-private partnership ...
Forbes

IRS Kills Off Popular Free Direct File Option For The 2026 Tax Filing Season

The IRS Direct File program is no longer available. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project) We knew that it was coming, but now we know for sure: Direct File, the free ...
Mint

IRS kills Direct File Option for 2026 — Here's how you can still file your taxes for free

Taxpayers will not be able to use the IRS Direct File option in 2026 to file their taxes for free as the federal agency has killed off the option. “IRS Direct File will not be available in Filing ...