The IRS debuted Direct File — which enabled taxpayers to file online with the agency for free — as a pilot in 2024 and it ...

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The IRS is reportedly ending the Direct File, but a report obtained via the Freedom of Information Act says that 94% of users rated their experience as “excellent” or “above average.” ...

Direct File saw a drop in use after that. What comes next At this point, most of the team powering Direct File is no longer at the IRS. “We were told to stop working on Direct File,” said Chapman.

Direct File was piloted last year in 12 states and has since expanded to 25. But some wonder whether the program will last under the Trump administration.

That website is IRS Direct File, which was well reviewed but little used in its 2024 debut as a free alternative to online tax prep services like TurboTax. I described Direct File, which lets you ...

What is Direct File? A new IRS system called "Direct File" can be used in 25 states — but not Michigan. Florida is on that list, which might help some Michigan retirees who moved there.

In Filing Season 2025, Direct File will be available in Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New ...

CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Direct File will be a permanent, free tax filing option—that's the word from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS.

More than 140,000 households used Direct File to complete their 2023 tax returns, the IRS said Friday. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) ...

Direct File also isn't available to those who use the filing status "Married Filing Separately" and had wages of more than $125,000. For a married couple filing a joint return, there is a combined ...