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IRS pulls plug on $41M pilot program

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has confirmed that Direct File will not be available for Filing Season 2026, and no launch ...
The IRS urges taxpayers to get organized now to take advantage of changes under OBBBA that could impact tax deductions and ...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS have announced that the number of states offering Direct File will double in Filing Season 2025—to 24. The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS ...
The Trump Administration announced it is ending the IRS’s free tax filing program, Direct File, even though independent ...
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Major tax bracket and deduction changes are coming in 2026, making it essential for taxpayers to understand the new rules and ...
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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 ...
After weeks of testing, the Internal Revenue Service's free electronic tax-filing system finally launched Tuesday for taxpayers in 12 states. The new system, called Direct File, in-house online filing ...
Elizabeth Guevara is a personal finance reporter who explains the world of business and economics and how it impacts your finances. She joined Investopedia in 2024. HABesen/Getty Images The IRS is ...
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, ...
The most recent tax filing data still shows a dip in tax returns received compared to the prior year. The IRS received 54,030,000 individual income tax returns as of March 1, 2024, a 1.7% decline from ...