Free File is not Direct File, which the IRS has discontinued for the 2026 tax season. This tax season, according to the IRS, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products ...

NEW YORK -- As the tax filing season gets underway, taxpayers in some states will have a new way to file online available to them in "the coming days," the IRS said this week. Direct File, the free ...

Even if you’re below the income threshold for 2025, tax credits and excess withholding could result in a tax refund, making ...

WASHINGTON -- The IRS began accepting 2025 federal income tax return filings on Monday. Not an early bird? No problem. You have until Wednesday, April 15, to file your return and pay any remaining ...

Tax season is underway and you have until April 15 to file your return with the IRS.

When it comes to their federal income tax returns, tens of millions of US households pay for tax preparation and filing. Yet many might qualify to do so for free through IRS-approved programs. So why ...

IRS statistics through February 13, 2026, reveal fewer returns have been filed and processed compared to 2025. Still, the average tax refund checks are higher.