The agency still offers a Free File program that works with commercial tax software firms. Some companies also offer free tools for certain filers.

A group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday to codify the IRS Direct File program, which the Trump ...

160 Democratic lawmakers from across the country are backing a soon-to-be-introduced bill that would reverse the Trump administration’s decision to eliminate IRS Direct File. The Direct File Act, led ...

Sen. Warren and Rep. Sherman's Direct File Act aims to make IRS's free online tax filing permanent. Bill requires state integration & prohibits commercial restrictions. Intuit's lobbying led to ...

The IRS ended the online, direct-to-government filing program last fall and is doubling down on the free tax filing options ...

IRS Direct File is the nation's first free tax filing system. A Treasury Department official told BI it was a failed program ...

The legislation would make the free electronic filling tool a permanent program and bar the Treasury secretary from ...

The IRS has ended the Direct File program, which let some taxpayers file their annual returns for free using software developed by the government. Many tax preparation companies opposed this, as did ...

Democratic lawmakers raise questions about the efficacy of the government’s lone remaining free filing option.

“Direct File worked really well, and it's a great example of how the IRS can do technology, or how the government can do technology, effectively,” said former IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel. For a ...