WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Taxpayers can get a head start on preparing their 2025 federal tax returns as the IRS Free File program is now available ahead of the official start of the tax ...

Free File is not Direct File, which the IRS has discontinued for the 2026 tax season. This tax season, according to the IRS, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products ...

The federal government tested a free, direct online tax-filing program for two years but with the change in administrations shut it down. There are still ways, though, to file your return at no charge ...

For 2026, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products through IRS Free File to taxpayers with an adjusted gross income of $89,000 or less in 2025. IRS Free File helps ...

The IRS Free File program offers a crucial opportunity for taxpayers with an Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of $89,000 or less in 2025 to file their taxes without incurring software fees. This initiative ...

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service opened IRS Free File on Jan. 9, allowing eligible people to prepare and submit their federal tax returns early. The main IRS filing season begins on Jan. 26 ...

The Internal Revenue Service has ended its Direct File program for the 2026 filing season, pulling back a government-run tool that let some taxpayers submit returns online at no cost. The move affects ...

Each year, Americans spend an average of $240 to prepare and file their annual tax returns, according to the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service. And the process is so complicated that about one million ...

The IRS Free File program is up and running for the 2026 tax season — and taxpayers can use the system even before the Internal Revenue Service officially accepts tax returns beginning Jan. 26.