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IRS expands free tax filing program to new states: Are you eligible?
Tax season is back again, which means it’s time to collect your W-2 and Form 1098, and Form 1099s and start filing. While there are a slew of tax services and professionals that can help you file, for a fee,
Tax season: IRS Direct File transforms tax filing in the U.S.
The IRS has introduced a groundbreaking method for filing taxes, promising to simplify the process for millions of Americans. As of 2025, this innovative system is available in 25 states, offering a streamlined,
IRS Touts 'Enhanced' Direct File in 2025: How That Affects Your Tax Filing
Direct File can help you cut out the tax season middlemen, and this year, the IRS is bringing out new features.
Tax Season 2025: When can I file a return, get my refund, use IRS Direct File? Important dates to know
Americans who are looking for the speediest possible refund for the 2024 tax year can get started today with the official opening of tax season. Today (Monday, January 27, 2025) is the first day that you can file your tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
IRS Direct File 2025 Offers A New Way to File Taxes for Free
IRS Direct File launched last year as a way to file your taxes with the federal tax agency — for free. At the time, there were only 12 participating pilot states. This tax season, twenty-five states will participate, though the IRS invited all states and the District of Columbia to join in.
More Americans will be able to file their tax return directly online with the IRS this year
Direct File allows some taxpayers to file their returns online directly with the IRS for no cost and is available to about half the country.
Tax refund 2025: What to know about IRS' tax season, filing taxes and more
The Internal Revenue Service starts tax season 2025 Monday with some changes and an expansion of the Direct File program. Why it matters: The free online tax-filing program is reshaping how millions of Americans do their taxes.
The IRS's Direct File program debuts in Idaho this year. Here's what to know.
The Gem State will join 24 other participating states in the IRS’s Direct File program, doubling its participation rate from the first year.
Nicklaus: Direct tax filing comes to Illinois. Missourians are still waiting.
Missouri is not among the states where a free, easy tax filing method is available, and some elected officials are fighting to keep it that way.
IRS Direct File program now open. Who’s eligible, how to file your taxes for free in Florida
The IRS' free online program Direct File is now open for business and accepting tax returns. Here's what to know.
Legislators launch IRS Direct File Tool for taxpayers
A new tool is available to make filing your own taxes easier. Connecticut taxpayers have access to a free service called the IRS Direct File Tool. The online service allows eligible people to directly file federal tax returns with the IRS without needing a third-party software of professional assistance.
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