The Internal Revenue Service has been conducting "sweeps" in recent years to uncover cases where high-income people have not been filing taxes, but the tracking data and training need to be improved, ...

The Internal Revenue Service has shut down its Direct File free tax-filing program, sending an email to the 25 states that offered it this year. The email was sent to the state departments of revenue ...

The Watchdog investigates why the IRS ended its Direct File pilot program that let taxpayers send returns straight to the agency without going through Intuit’s electronic filing system. Eric Gay / AP ...

The IRS is ending the Biden-era 'Direct File' program. The program began as a pilot for tax year 2023 in 12 states for filing returns directly to the IRS free of charge. The program expanded in 2024 ...

The IRS still offers a Free File program that works with commercial tax software firms. Some companies also offer free tools for certain filers.

The IRS Free File program is a collaboration between the Internal Revenue Service and leading tax preparation software companies. For the 2026 tax season, which covers 2025 income, the Adjusted Gross ...

WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of wealthy Americans are not complying with recently revamped Internal Revenue Service efforts to get them to file tax returns, according to data obtained exclusively by ...

The U.S. tax season is here, and the deadline for filing has been set at April 15, 2026, but this year, there are significant changes, including higher deductions and credits, to be kept in mind. The ...

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