Direct File, with the IRS's own tax software, was available in 25 states, and North Carolina was one of them. This Direct ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program.

The Internal Revenue Service has shut down its Direct File free tax-filing program, sending an email to the 25 states that ...

A new report from the tax agency that was requested by congressional Republicans said that dropping Direct File “is in the ...

A memo to states last week confirmed what many have long expected was coming: “IRS Direct File will not be available in Filing Season 2026. No launch date has been set for the future.” ...

The IRS is ending the Biden-era 'Direct File' program. The program began as a pilot for tax year 2023 in 12 states for filing ...

The IRS cited low usage and high costs as reasons for shuttering the program, which began during the previous administration.

Months after the IRS commissioner said the free tax filing program was 'gone,' the IRS informs states that Direct File will ...

Andrew Poulos explains what taxpayers need to know as the IRS ends its free Direct File program ahead of the 2026 tax season.

IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump ...

The announcement signals the likely end of Direct File — a project that Trump administration officials and Republican lawmakers targeted this year.