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. But there are numerous ...

The IRS offers several free programs to help with income-tax filing, especially if your income is below a certain level or ...

Though IRS Direct File was discontinued before this tax filing season, there are other options to file your taxes online for free. If you're looking to file your 2025 tax returns online for free, you ...

Advocates gather in Washington, D.C., to call out tax prep companies like Intuit TurboTax and H&R Block for blocking simplified filing and to support IRS exploration of alternative free tax filing on ...

Many tax-software companies have free tiers, but most only accept federal returns and a limited number of schedules. Through ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Tax filing season is officially underway, and local residents who need help preparing their returns may have free options available close to home. The Ohio Department of Taxation says ...

The federal government tested a free, direct online tax-filing program for two years but with the change in administrations shut it down. There are still ways, though, to file your return at no charge ...

We're roughly a month into 2026 tax season and if you haven't yet filed 2025 income tax returns, you may be deciding whether to hire a professional tax preparer or self-file for free. More than 12 ...

A free way to file taxes directly with the IRS has been eliminated, leaving Americans with one less way to file in 2026. While nearly 300,000 taxpayers used IRS Direct File last year, the program is ...

The Trump administration may have shuttered Direct File – the IRS’s short-lived experiment in tax-preparation software – but it doesn’t mean you have to pay to file your taxes. There are plenty of ...