The IRS launched the pilot program known as Direct File in 2024 so that people can file their tax returns directly with the federal government.

IRS seeks states’ input on its direct file pilot States have until Sept. 4 to tell the IRS if they’re interested in participating.

After building the IRS’s free electronic filing tool, the Economic Security Project’s Future of Tax Filing fellows are ...

The administration has ended free income tax filing, but that didn't stop the IRS from open-sourcing its frontend Direct File tax program.

IRS Direct File, the free pilot program from the Internal Revenue Service, is available to taxpayers in 12 states beginning today as it enters its final testing phase.

According to 404 Media, the IRS published most of the code for its Direct File on GitHub, making it open source and available for others to use, much to the chagrin of tax lobbyists everywhere.

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The IRS Direct File tool is scheduled to open to taxpayers across 25 states at the start of the coming tax season on Jan. 27, a week ...

Known as Direct File, the free program will be open on a very limited basis – at first, to federal and state government employees in 12 states with certain tax situations.

The IRS's Direct File program, a free tool that simplified tax filing for millions in the U.S., has ended. This change, ...

Now published under an open-source license, Direct File represents a victory for taxpayers, at least when it comes to simplifying the tax-filing process.

States will have the chance to collaborate with the IRS on how they may integrate with the agency’s forthcoming direct file pilot. In a July 16 letter to the Federation of Tax Administrators ...