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More Americans will be able to file their tax return directly online with the IRS this year
Jan 29, 2025
The tax prep industry opposes the service.
The IRS is making its free tax filing tool available to all
by
Janet Nguyen
May 30, 2024
Taxpayers told Marketplace they were satisfied with the service, and were able to save money this year.
The IRS pilots its free tax-filing program
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Aleezeh Hasan
and Sean McHenry
Mar 6, 2024
The new program, called Direct File, has been rolled out in a dozen states. But how does it stack up to private tax-filing software?
The IRS is trying a free online tax-filing system that cuts out vendors
Jan 2, 2024
The Treasury Department found that that third-party vendors were directing users to paid products.
Could return-free tax filing actually be on the horizon?
Mar 30, 2023
The idea has been thrown around for a while now, but new IRS funding may help it become a reality.
IRS will delay tax filing due date until May 17
Mar 17, 2021
The delay provides more time for both taxpayers and the IRS, given the pressure of the pandemic.
This year's tax season is likely to be more stressful than usual
Feb 12, 2021
For a lot of people, the last year has been weird, from a tax standpoint.
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Some things we know about filing 2020 taxes
by
Andy Uhler
Jan 18, 2021
Because so many people worked from home this year, some taxpayers may have to do more research and paperwork.
IRS changes could make free online tax filing easier
by
Andie Corban
and Kimberly Adams
Jan 2, 2020
The tax prep industry, including companies like TurboTax, was essentially hiding free filing software, Justin Elliott of ProPublica says.
Ohio experiments with bitcoin tax payments
by
Adrian Ma
Apr 8, 2019
The state treasurer's office is trying something new.