E-filing

The Internal Revenue Service is making progress on its efforts to move all taxpayers toward electronic payments, but still faces barriers.

The House Ways and Means Committee held a markup session to consider the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act, EFIN Verification Act and FULL HOUSE Act.

The legislation aims to prevent submission of fraudulent returns before they're e-filed by requiring tax software to verify EFINs are active and authorized.

The IRS is transitioning its technology systems, including secure APIs and a new intake system for electronically filed information returns.

The Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee report calls for sustained IRS funding, human-centered design, fraud prevention and preparer regulation.

The procedures need fixing after the IRS approved potentially ineligible tax professionals, including some with a criminal history or uncertain citizenship.

The legislation would enable taxpayers to use a secure IRS website to download a tax form automatically populated with information the IRS already collects.

The Internal Revenue Service will need to be ready for a wave of tax return filings from procrastinating taxpayers, as well as requests for extensions.

The Internal Revenue Service vastly overstated the projected costs of operating the free tax prep program before terminating it, according to a new report.

Senate and House Democrats introduced legislation to bring back the Direct File free tax preparation program that was ended by the Trump administration.

The latest data from the Internal Revenue Service on the current tax season shows the size of refunds significantly outpacing last year.

Only a few state governments are ready to transition out of the IRS FIRE system and into its new IRIS system next year.

Next year, the IRS will retire its FIRE e-filing system and intro its new IRIS system. Tax practitioners need to make sure their vendors are ready for the changeover.

Accounting software company Halfpricesoft unveiled its ez1099 2025 solution for the preparation, printing and e-filing of essential IRS forms for businesses and tax professionals.

The Internal Revenue Service has shut down its Direct File free tax-filing program, sending an email to the 25 states that offered it this year.

The IRS is asking the public to weigh in on free tax filing options for an upcoming congressional report, amid worries about the likely demise of Direct File.

The Trump administration is reportedly making plans to shut down the Internal Revenue Service's free tax prep system next year.

The Internal Revenue Service's Direct File program is attracting interest this tax season, but lack of familiarity and budget cuts at the IRS may doom it.

Internal Revenue Service reports of the cost of the free tax-filing program left out at least $8.8 million in costs, according to a new report.

Among 18F's many projects over the years was IRS Direct File, a free service that helps taxpayers file tax returns online.