Tax refunds give millions of Kentuckians a much-needed boosts to their bank accounts every year. While many rely on companies like H&R Block or other licensed tax specialists to handle the paperwork, ...

The IRS has removed its free Direct File option for taxes. Most taxpayers can use the official Free File program. There are several other ways to file taxes for no charge. Tax filing season officially ...

A Feb. 3 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) claims an IRS service that helped taxpayers file their taxes for free online is no longer available. “Thanks to DOGE, millions of Americans have ...

IRS Direct File, a free online system for filing federal taxes, has been scrapped for 2026. Almost 300,000 people used IRS Direct File in 2025. So, are they out of luck, along with millions of others ...

Federal 2024 tax returns are due by Tuesday, April 15. If you can’t file by then, you can file for an extension by completing Form 4868 by April 15. This gives you an additional six months, to ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 15: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building stands on April 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. April 15 is the deadline in the United States for residents to file their income tax ...

Tax season began on January 27th, with a deadline of April 15th for Connecticut residents to file state and federal returns. The IRS offers various free filing options, including IRS Free File for ...

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 ...