While the IRS Direct File program has been shut down, there are still ways to file your taxes for free. Here's what to know.

Our savvy readers select their favorite (and least favorite) tax prep software based on their own filing experience. And the big names don't always come out on top.

Starting Jan. 26, all taxpayers, including those with an AGI above $89,000, can use the Free File Fillable Forms. As detailed ...

IRS Free File opened Jan. 9, allowing eligible taxpayers with lower incomes to prepare and file their federal tax returns for free ahead of the official 2026 tax season.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Taxpayers can get a head start on preparing their 2025 federal tax returns as the IRS Free File program is now available ahead of the official start of the tax ...

(NEXSTAR) – In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, that’s no longer an option. IRS Direct File launched as a pilot ...

The IRS will open the 2026 tax season in a few days, but you'll need your W-2 to begin the personal income tax-filing process. The IRS received more than 11 million tax returns by the end of January ...

Department of Justice officials are facing threats of legal action after the department missed the Epstein Files Transparency Act's stated deadline to publish all its documents related to Jeffrey ...

The Department of Justice on Wednesday said they were reviewing more than one million additional files potentially related to Jeffrey Epstein. The Trump administration missed the Dec. 19 deadline set ...

Ms. Jong-Fast is a contributing Opinion writer. As we try to find some cozy solace with our families for the holidays, the Department of Justice is starting to — as required by a law that it took an ...

"Saturday Night Live" is closing out 2025 with a holiday message from President Donald Trump. The cold open of the final "SNL" episode of the year featured James Austin Johnson as Trump delivering a ...

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that the Justice Department’s decision to remove over a dozen photographs Saturday that had been released as part of the files on Jeffrey Epstein on ...