Although Direct File will no longer be available in 2026, there are still numerous online tools and apps that offer free tax ...

A direct path to the IRS threatened a powerful player in tax prep. Now the project is gone. The Watchdog explains how—and why ...

Cash App Taxes, formerly Credit Karma Tax, is a 100% free online tax software platform. In fact, it's our top pick for free tax filing here at The College Investor. But while Cash App Taxes offers ...

Rumors of the demise of the free IRS tax filing software Direct File have been circulating since Tax Day 2025. On Monday, the IRS officially ended the program, at least for 2026. In a letter to 25 ...

The Internal Revenue Service has halted a popular service that once provided a free option for taxpayers to file their taxes ...

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In 2020, nearly 170 million individual tax returns were filed by Americans — and 153 million of those were filed electronically. Although all taxpayers must file a return and pay what they owe, ...