How to File Taxes for Free

IRS Free File, which offers free guided tax preparation for lower-income taxpayers and free electronic fillable forms for all ...
Forbes

Direct File Is Gone. Here’s How You Can Still File Your Taxes For Free

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...
CNBC

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

Roughly 70% of taxpayers qualify for IRS Free File, but only a fraction of eligible filers use the software. For the 2025 season, you can use IRS Free File if your adjusted gross income, or AGI, was ...
CNBC

IRS set to launch its free tax-filing pilot program for some taxpayers. Here's what to expect

Some taxpayers will soon qualify for Direct File, a free tax-filing option from the IRS. The pilot will begin as an invitation-only service before rolling out to certain taxpayers in 12 states by ...
Forbes

What Happens If I Don’t File My Taxes?

Kim Porter began her career as a writer and an editor focusing on personal finance in 2010. Since then, her work has been published everywhere from Forbes Advisor to U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, ...
Financial Advisor

IRS Ends Direct File Pilot, Shifts Focus To Private-Sector Free Filing Options

The IRS will halt its government-run Direct File program for the 2026 tax season, ending a short-lived effort to allow taxpayers to prepare and submit returns directly through the agency’s website.