E-filing

Newly expanded and improved tools will be available when tax season kicks off this month.

The IRS declined to commit to expanding its Direct File free tax preparation program nationwide in response to a report from the GAO amid GOP opposition.

IRS Business Modernized e-File system will partially and temporarily offline for maintenance just before the end of the year.

The Treasury is warning Congress that it needs lawmakers to unlock funding for the Internal Revenue Service that could be rescinded due to legislative language.

The Internal Revenue Service will begin accepting e-filed tax returns that contain dependents who have already been claimed on another taxpayer's return.

The state of Maryland has become the latest to sign up for the IRS Direct File program for filing season 2025, offering residents a free way to file their taxes.

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that Maine will be the latest state to join the IRS Direct File free tax prep system for filing season 2025.

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced that North Carolina will be the latest state to join the IRS Direct File free tax program in filing season 2025.

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The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service said Friday that Connecticut will be the latest state to join the IRS Direct File program for free tax preparation.

The Keystone State will become the 15th to join the IRS's free tax program next filing season.

An influential advisory committee to the Internal Revenue Service is asking Congress to regulate noncredentialed tax preparers and boost funding for the IRS and the National Taxpayer Advocate.

The Internal Revenue Service's plans to expand the Direct File free tax program nationwide next year could meet an early demise if Republicans gain control of Congress and the White House next year.

The Internal Revenue Service intends to expand the number of states and tax situations in which the free Direct File system will be available.

The program with third-party tax vendors will continue for another five years despite the IRS's recent Direct File pilot test.

The Internal Revenue Service's Direct File pilot program officially closed Friday, after 140,803 taxpayers used it in 12 states.

The free tax program will now import a taxpayer's information from the previous year, as a report finds the program could cost the IRS considerably more than the estimated $249 million per year to maintain.

The Treasury reported increasing usage of the free tax-filing system that they've been pilot testing in a dozen states this tax season.

The Internal Revenue Service has posted new information about how to handle possible processing errors when electronically filing Form 1065, "Return of Partnership Income," and ways to avoid them.

The pilot program is expanding in the 12 states where it's available.