The IRS provides its Free File program through several partners that ... preparation for moderate- to low-income individuals who make $60,000 or less, disabled individuals, senior citizens ...

This story is part of Taxes 2025, CNET's coverage of the best tax software, tax tips and everything else you need to file your return and track your refund. In 2024, approximately a million ...

Individual taxpayers spend on average $140 preparing their taxes each year. The Internal Revenue Service is planning to test a program that could cut those costs significantly. After nine months ...

That program is provided by an alliance of eight different private companies and has historically had a low usage rate. Before using Direct File, taxpayers must create an account and verify ...

Direct File marks an effort to create a free government alternative to private filing services like TurboTax and H&R Block. Joining us to talk about this new program is tax law and policy expert ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and New York State Department of Taxation and Finance will begin processing income tax returns on Monday, which will mark the official ...