In case you missed it, the Shapiro Administration rolled out a new online calculator and launched statewide outreach to help Pennsylvanians access the Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit (WPTC) — a ...

The IRS has increased security checks on its digital platforms in recent years, responding to rising identity theft and ...

The Trump administration has axed a free online tax filing system, leaving hundreds of thousands of taxpayers facing high ...

It will take weeks — and probably months — for the Internal Revenue Service to return to full operations after the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. Experts said the agency has a ...

The Internal Revenue Service’s free online filing system is no more. First rolled out as a limited pilot in 2024 under the Biden administration, the Direct File program allowed taxpayers in certain ...

As the Senate advances a possible end to the 40-day government shutdown, the Internal Revenue Service is adjusting its plans amid a wave of layoffs and program closings. In a court filing last week ...

Republican lawmakers had criticized Direct File as a waste of taxpayer money because free-filing options already exist. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who also serves as IRS commissioner, told ...

WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service is officially ending Direct File, the free, government-run tax-filing pilot program that the Biden administration started last year. Instead, the Trump ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

Despite the government shutdown, inflation refund checks and Anchor rebate checks are still on the way for some Americans, as others are waiting for updates on a tariff rebate, IRS tax refund or other ...

These days, we’re all trying to protect our identity from nefarious characters. We regularly have conversations with some of our clients about how they have been contacted by fraudulent characters.

This conflict could already be seen with the pilot program. According to a report by an Inspector General, the IRS’s Direct File software failed to list certain education tax credits that filers could ...