The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...

The Internal Revenue Service's free online filing system is no more. First rolled out as a limited pilot in 2024 under the Biden administration, the Direct File program allowed taxpayers in certain ...

As tax season shifts into high gear, Americans with relatively simple financial pictures will find one less filing option on the menu. For the last two years, the IRS has offered a free in-house ...

Each year, Americans spend an average of $240 to prepare and file their annual tax returns, according to the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service. And the process is so complicated that about one million ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is calling on the U.S. Treasury to reinstate a free tax filing system next year, after President Donald Trump’s administration said it was suspending the program. In a Dec. 3 ...

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 ...

The Internal Revenue Service vastly overstated the projected costs of operating the Direct File free tax preparation program before terminating it for this tax season, according to a new report.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Coloradans won’t be able to access a free federal online tax return-filing tool this upcoming tax season after the Trump administration halted its rollout, a ...