The IRS has ended Direct File after two years, leaving 300,000 taxpayers seeking free filing options. Costs soared to $225 ...

The Internal Revenue Service has halted a popular service that once provided a free option for taxpayers to file their taxes ...

The IRS Direct File program is no longer available. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project) We knew that it was coming, but now we know for sure: Direct File, the free ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The IRS is recommitting to its decades-old partnership with tax prep companies as the main option for Americans to file their taxes ...

A direct path to the IRS threatened a powerful player in tax prep. Now the project is gone. The Watchdog explains how—and why ...

If you’re feeling behind or waiting on documents, a tax extension gives you extra time to file — but not to pay. In this guide, you’ll learn how to file a tax extension, which forms you need, key ...

The IRS' Form 4868, "Application for Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return," is seen here. The IRS' Form 4868, "Application for Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income ...

The Internal Revenue Service on Thursday began asking Oregonians and taxpayers across the country to weigh in on a fight that has been brewing in Washington, D.C.: Whether the federal government ...

Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of the University at Albany. As a former member of CNET's How To team, he wrote about the intersection of policy, information and technology, and ...