Advocates gather in Washington, D.C., to call out tax prep companies like Intuit TurboTax and H&R Block for blocking simplified filing and to support IRS exploration of alternative free tax filing on ...

If you haven’t received your tax forms from your employer by Jan. 31, reach out to your HR department. Keep in mind that ...

Most tax refunds are issued within 21 days, but simple mistakes or claiming certain credits can cause delays. Filing a paper return by mail will take significantly longer to process than filing ...

Each year, Americans spend an average of $240 to prepare and file their annual tax returns, according to the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service. And the process is so complicated that about one million ...

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 ...

With just under a month to go, the countdown to Tax Day has begun. And if you haven't filed your taxes yet, you're not alone. A survey by IPX1031, a subsidiary of Fidelity, found that nearly a third ...

The federal government tested a free, direct online tax-filing program for two years but with the change in administrations shut it down. There are still ways, though, to file your return at no charge ...

A venerable IRS program called Free File allows 70% of taxpayers to file their taxes for free, just as the name implies. Only 2% of taxpayers used the service in 2024. That is the finding of a ...

A free way to file taxes directly with the IRS has been eliminated, leaving Americans with one less way to file in 2026. While nearly 300,000 taxpayers used IRS Direct File last year, the program is ...

As tax season shifts into high gear, Americans with relatively simple financial pictures will find one less filing option on the menu. For the last two years, the IRS has offered a free in-house ...

Pennsylvanians can access Pennsylvania's free file system by through MyPath, Pennsylvania's tax and resources hub. Gov. Josh Shapiro said more than 100,000 Pennsylvanians qualify for the free file ...