Direct File was "problematic" from the start, David Williams, president of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, which describes itself as a nonpartisan organization that disseminates research and ...

The claim: 'Direct File' tax program no longer available as of Feb. 3 A Feb. 3 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) claims an IRS service that helped taxpayers file their taxes for free ...

Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) is celebrating the House-passed bill that would shut down the Internal Revenue Service Direct File ...

IRS could cut up to 40% of its workforce, internal memo indicates 00:33. Data shows the IRS' Direct File free tax-filing tool has helped save taxpayers money.

How Direct File did. Big picture, 296,531 people successfully submitted an accepted tax return this year using Direct File, which the IRS spent $41 million on this filing season.

Direct File joined a range of other free tax-preparation options, including IRS Free File, a partnership with software companies open to people making up to $84,000 this year.

Is IRS Direct File going away? It certainly seems like that. The reconciliation bill that recently passed the House of Representatives by the narrowest margin possible -- beyond extending the 2017 ...

Millions of taxpayers can file for free this year using the IRS' Direct File system. Launched by the agency as a pilot program in 12 states, Direct File processed approximately 140,000 returns in ...

We can’t see the logic when it comes to shutting off a free tax tool. Everyone should recognize the financial interests at stake.