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

The IRS Direct File tool won't be available for the upcoming tax filing season. Here are a few free resources if you want help filing your taxes.

Text Callout : Key Takeaways - (Feb '25) How to File Taxes for Free The start of a new year also means the start of a new tax season. If you want to minimize the filing cost this year, you're in the ...

Today marks the beginning of the tax season, and with it comes the annual task of filing your tax return. As of January 27, ...

For the past six years, Milagros Melendez, a 72-year-old retired home-care worker, has filed her taxes digitally with the help of volunteer tax professionals in an immigrant-assistance program. The ...

With the 2025 tax season underway, the IRS Free File partnership could be just what you need to get your taxes done with ease and for $0. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing ...

As if paying your taxes wasn’t painful enough, paying to file your taxes adds insult to injury. How much you pay for tax preparation depends on several factors, like how complex your taxes are and ...

Filing IRS Form 4868 gives you an automatic six-month extension to file your tax return. You can request an extension for free, but you still need to pay taxes owed by Tax Day. Many, or all, of the ...

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Every year, Americans spend upwards of $11 billion on tax-preparation services. For most taxpayers, that's money down the drain. So with this year's tax filing deadline arriving on Tuesday, it's worth ...