WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS' Direct File program, an electronic system for filing ...

The Trump administration has eliminated or greatly reduced the staffing of teams at other agencies that helped launch Direct File.

While President Trump’s administration hasn’t yet made a final decision about Direct File’s future, “it is a failed program,” ...

Direct File is the best tool the federal government has to help millions of Americans file their taxes for free. As we ...

As the 2025 tax filing season wraps up, Americans across the country are eager for the IRS to expand Direct File, a free, easy-to-use tool that allows taxpayers to file their taxes directly with the ...

Perhaps counterintuitively, dealing with the Internal Revenue Service this year led many Americans to experience a rare breath of fresh air. In just the last two years, the IRS developed a program ...

A senior Treasury official told BI Direct File was a failed and disappointing program used by only a small fraction of the nation's taxpayers.

Taxpayers pay hundreds of dollars to file their income tax returns each year. The IRS has rolled out a free program called ...

Direct File, now in its second year, lets some taxpayers electronically file their returns directly with the agency for free.

The latest round of cuts signals a dramatic pivot in federal digital strategy, one that many experts warn may weaken core ...

Direct File was piloted last year in 12 states and has since expanded to 25. But some wonder whether the program will last ...