CNET

IRS Ended Its Direct File Tax Program. Here Are the Best Options to File for Free in 2026

Even though the tax agency's free pilot program is no longer available, there are other free tax filing options this season.

IRS Direct File is gone. This is how you can still file taxes for free

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

IRS explains why it stopped ‘Direct File’ option and how you can still file for free

It’s the beginning of a new year, which means fresh resolutions, forgetting to write the proper year number for a month and filing taxes. In 2025, over […] ...
NBC New York

This free tax filing option is ‘fast and simple,' IRS says. Here's who can use it

This season, the IRS expects more than 140 million individual tax returns — and most qualify for a lesser-known free tax filing option. The program, IRS Free File, is a public-private partnership ...
The Providence Journal

The ultimate guide on how to file your federal and Rhode Island taxes for free this year

Free tax prep software is available to anyone with an adjusted gross income below $84,000 In the VITA program, volunteers will prepare taxes for free in Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Arabic, French ...