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 ...

Here’s when the IRS is expected to start accepting 2025 tax returns, plus how to track your refund and avoid delays.

In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, ...

The IRS Direct File tool won't be available for the upcoming tax filing season. Here are a few free resources if you want help filing your taxes.

Although Direct File will no longer be available in 2026, there are still numerous online tools and apps that offer free tax ...

Data shows the IRS' Direct File free tax-filing tool has helped save taxpayers money. Now lawmakers want to know why the Trump administration may soon pull the plug on the program. The Trump ...

Reports indicate that the Trump administration is planning to eliminate the IRS Direct File program. While Republican lawmakers had previously targeted the program, the free tax software program had ...

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 ...

There were 161 million individual income tax returns filed to the IRS in 2024, possibly including yours. While not every American is required to file a tax return, most will – and there may be good ...

The IRS Direct File program has been under fire from Republicans in Congress since it began. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act didn’t get rid of it, despite language in the House version. Still, the ...

Tax Day is almost here, as it falls on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, this year. And it's not fun for anyone—not even the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It's a necessary evil, and no matter how much of a ...

Generally, it's advisable to keep individual tax returns for a minimum of three years. This is primarily due to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) having three years from your filing date to audit ...