IRS Commissioner Bill Long—who Trump later fired—also indicated that the Direct File program had been scuttled. "You’ve hea ...

The Internal Revenue Service notified Oregon and other states on Monday that the federal government has canceled a free, ...

WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service is officially ending Direct File, the free, government-run tax-filing pilot program ...

Oregonians can still file their state tax returns using Direct File Oregon regardless of the federal program ending, the ...

Taxpayers in 25 states will need to find a new way to file their taxes in 2026 as the IRS has shut down the free Direct File ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program.

While the IRS hasn’t officially confirmed that the program is dead, the website indicates that the program is closed—and ...

The IRS cited low usage and high costs as reasons for shuttering the program, which began during the previous administration.

Direct File, the free tax filing tool offered by the Internal Revenue Service, won't be an option for taxpayers next year.

The new program, Direct File, helped low- and moderate-income taxpayers file their returns more easily, and had been ...

The Treasury Department’s move to end the IRS-run Direct File tool and shift to strengthening partnerships with tax preparation companies drew expected cheers from Republicans and criticism from ...

The IRS has confirmed that its free Direct File system, used by nearly 300,000 Americans to submit their taxes online in 2025 ...