Claims about new stimulus checks, IRS direct deposits, relief payments and tariff dividends circulated widely throughout 2025 ...

The IRS shut down its Direct File tax filing system, leaving taxpayers with one less option to file their returns for free. Direct File, launched during the Biden administration, was meant to serve as ...

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

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A free way to file taxes directly with the IRS has been eliminated, leaving Americans with one fewer way to file in 2026.

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

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Rumors of the demise of the free IRS tax filing software Direct File have been circulating since Tax Day 2025. On Monday, the IRS officially ended the program, at least for 2026. In a letter to 25 ...

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Trump's Treasury Department calls Direct File 'a failed program' Casey Lantz had a particularly painless time filing her taxes this year - though it may be the last time she can say that. The Seattle ...

Direct taxes are imposed directly on individuals and entities according to their income or wealth whilst indirect tax is imposed on goods, services or transactions and eventually paid by consumers.