Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

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 ...

Business owners and tax professionals can get a jump on the 2026 tax season with the new ez1099 tax form preparation software ...

Gov. Jared Polis asked the federal government to reconsider its decision to halt IRS Direct File in a letter sent Wednesday to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

W-2s and 1099s will not have new fields this year, but the IRS has now provided guidance on how employees can still claim tax deductions for tips ...

The Trump-era promise to shield service workers' tips and overtime from federal tax has finally arrived in the form of ...

Since the enactment of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) on July 4, 2025, employers have awaited guidance on ...

On November 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations under ...

WASHINGTON — Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk posted Monday on his social media site that he had "deleted" 18F, a government agency that worked on technology projects such as the IRS' Direct File ...

There are still a lot of details to be worked out, and opening an account won’t be possible until at least the middle of 2026.

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. In a win for the paid tax prep industry, it looks like the government’s free tax filing program, Direct File, is dead ...