The Trump Administration announced it is ending the IRS’s free tax filing program, Direct File, even though independent ...
A direct path to the IRS threatened a powerful player in tax prep. Now the project is gone. The Watchdog explains how—and why ...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS have announced that the number of states offering Direct File will double in Filing Season 2025—to 24. The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS ...
Major tax bracket and deduction changes are coming in 2026, making it essential for taxpayers to understand the new rules and ...
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The IRS Direct File program has been under fire from Republicans in Congress since it began. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act didn’t get rid of it, despite language in the House version. Still, the ...
Beginning in 2024, businesses must e-file Forms W-2 and other information returns if the total number is 10 or more. Do you e-file your W-2s and 1099s? You might have to start, thanks to the new IRS e ...
The IRS is mulling a massive transformation to the way Americans file their taxes. As Americans prepare for the upcoming filing deadline, the IRS is studying how it could build its own online filing ...
The Internal Revenue Service is urging Americans to begin preparing now for the 2026 tax filing season, warning that changes under the newly enacted “One Big Beautiful Bill” will affect deductions, ...
After weeks of testing, the Internal Revenue Service's free electronic tax-filing system finally launched Tuesday for taxpayers in 12 states. The new system, called Direct File, in-house online filing ...
Been procrastinating on your taxes? It's not too late, but the IRS deadline is fast approaching. If you haven't filed your taxes yet this year, you still have time – but not much. The deadline is ...
The most recent tax filing data still shows a dip in tax returns received compared to the prior year. The IRS received 54,030,000 individual income tax returns as of March 1, 2024, a 1.7% decline from ...