Your status can have a big effect on your tax bill, which tax forms are required, and which tax deductions and credits you can claim. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

Interested in the IRS Free File service? All you need to know about the program, plus other IRS options for free tax filing. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

Intuit, the Silicon Valley software giant behind TurboTax, doesn’t provide the only way to file your taxes electronically, but it has captured the market share like no other. For over two decades, ...

Millions of taxpayers file their taxes free each year. Unfortunately, two of the biggest tax preparation services, TurboTax and H&R Block, are no longer participating in the IRS's official Free File ...

Historically, April is tax time. (We will hold briefly for boos.) But there is a silver lining. Two, actually: Most people don’t need to pay for special software to file them. And if you’re fortunate ...

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The IRS Direct File program, developed during Joe Biden's presidency, offered a streamlined, cost-free method for taxpayers to file their federal taxes directly with the IRS. This system was praised ...

In April, the House unanimously passed the Taxpayer First Act, including a provision to codify the IRS Free File Program. Making Free File a permanent part of the tax law would mean that the IRS and ...