Tax season is underway and you have until April 15 to file your return with the IRS. If you want to avoid the stress of the looming deadline, start getting organized as soon as possible. Is it time to ...

Many filers will be able to claim bigger deductions this year, thanks to new rules in the tax code. We spoke to the experts ...

Even if you’re below the income threshold for 2025, tax credits and excess withholding could result in a tax refund, making ...

HACKERS claim they have broken into Jeffrey Epstein’s Outlook account after his password was mentioned in the latest release of files. Passwords for several of the notorious sex offender’s accounts ...

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has released thousands of pages of records tied to its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, following a new federal law requiring the government to make public what ...

The Watchdog investigates why the IRS ended its Direct File pilot program that let taxpayers send returns straight to the agency without going through Intuit’s electronic filing system. Eric Gay / AP ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregonians filing state tax returns next year can still do so by using the state's free program, even though the federal free program will not be available. The IRS notified the ...

Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Without it, Direct File supporters said Americans will end up spending more ...

The IRS ended Direct File, the free, online pilot program that nearly 300,000 taxpayers in 25 states used to file returns for tax year 2024. The IRS website for Direct File says “Direct File is closed ...

The IRS Direct File program is no longer available. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project) We knew that it was coming, but now we know for sure: Direct File, the free ...