Americans spend an average of $290 to prepare and file their taxes, according to the National Taxpayers Union, with the cost of working with a CPA ranging from $500 to $1,200. There are free filing options available,

A wildly popular IRS pilot let hundreds of thousands file taxes for free. After two decades and $103 million in lobbying, H&R Block and Intuit helped convince Republicans and Trump to pull the plug.

U.S. taxpayers preparing to file returns for 2025 — deadline April 15, 2026 — have one fewer free option this year.

IRS Free File allows more than 100 million people to file taxes at no cost. But only 2% of taxpayers use the service.

While the IRS Direct File program has been shut down, there are still ways to file your taxes for free. Here's what to know.

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 available for taxpayers. Looking for free tax filing ...

The arrival of AirDrop on Android on select Pixel and Samsung devices has been really big in the file sharing space, especially for those of us who send files to and from our phones and computers all day.

The Direct File program was built by the IRS to allow people with relatively simple returns to file them online without using third-party software.