(NEXSTAR) – While many people will have to wait until Jan. 26 to file their taxes, taxpayers who qualify for the IRS Free File program can already submit their federal returns, the agency said in a ...

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service opened IRS Free File on Jan. 9, allowing eligible people to prepare and submit their federal tax returns early. The main IRS filing season begins on Jan. 26 ...

Tax season is officially underway, and the Internal Revenue Service has begun accepting individual federal tax returns for 2026 through its free guided software program, IRS Free File. The IRS opened ...

The Internal Revenue Service announced it would be opening up submissions of certain tax returns through its IRS Free File program for 2026. The IRS Free File program began accepting individual tax ...

(AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File) (Jon Elswick, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) The IRS is offering an easier way to file taxes for free with ...

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 ...

Free Federal Tax Filing — and Free State Filing in Many Cases — Available ahead of the official opening of the tax filing season at IRS.gov/FreeFile WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Taxpayers ...

The Trump administration has shut down the IRS "Direct File" program, which was a free tax filing option. Critics of Direct File cited high development costs and low user participation for its closure ...

Don't settle for the Windows default file manager. Here are three options that improve on the default. Each of these can be installed and used for free. The file manager is one app that doesn't always ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has ended the agency’s free service that allowed people to file their taxes directly. However, there are still several free alternatives for the 2026 tax filing ...

The IRS Direct File program, a free tax filing option, has been discontinued for the 2026 tax season. The program was ended by the Trump Administration after a two-year pilot due to low participation ...