Even though the tax agency's free pilot program is no longer available, there are other free tax filing options this season.

The IRS’s Free File program is open again this tax season, marking its 23rd year as a free, online tax preparation option for millions of Americans. For 2025, the IRS has made a major expansion to ...

IRS Free File offers access to free tax prep software for individuals and families that had less than $84,000 in adjusted gross income in 2024. The IRS partners with tax software companies like TaxAct ...

The IRS expects more than 140 million individual tax returns for tax year 2024 to be filed ahead of the federal deadline. Taxpayers residing in a federally declared disaster area may have additional ...

In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, ...

The deadline for filing federal tax returns for tax year 2024 is April 15, 2025. If you haven't filed yet, you might be able to do so for free online through the IRS Free File portal, which offers ...

The 2025 tax deadline is days away and while some are waiting and wondering where to submit at the very last minute or get an extension, others are looking for their refunds to arrive. Here's what to ...

NEW YORK -- As the tax filing season gets underway, taxpayers in some states will have a new way to file online available to them in "the coming days," the IRS said this week. Direct File, the free ...

IRS Free File opened Jan. 9, allowing eligible taxpayers with lower incomes to prepare and file their federal tax returns for ...

在2025年首次试点并获得广泛好评的IRS Direct File，已确认在2026年报税季暂停运行。该系统原本由Internal Revenue Service（IRS）直接运营，主打“政府直报、完全免费、流程简化”，仅在一个报税季内，就帮助将近30万名纳税人完成了联邦报税。 答案并没有想象中悲观。尽管IRS Direct File暂时退出舞台，但现行体系中，免费或低成本报税的渠道依然存在。 区 ...

IRS announces 2026 tax filing season begins Jan. 26, with Free File program starting Jan. 9 for taxpayers earning $84,000 or ...

Don't get caught off guard. The IRS' interest rate for late payments is steep, and the penalties run as high as 25%.