Direct File — the short-lived, free IRS tax-filing tool — is officially over, shut down less than two years after launch amid shifting priorities in Washington. During its brief run, Direct File gave ...

Google is finally rolling out Drive’s new local file backup feature for Android devices. We’ve been tracking the feature for months and can tell you exactly how it would work. Android will use Google ...

Only 2% of federal income tax returns were filed through Free File, despite 70% of filers qualifying. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

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Well, if you watched that wacky TurboTax Super Bowl ad on Sunday, you might be wondering what it was all about and if TurboTax is actually free. We were too! So, we did a little digging to find out ...

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Listen, filing for your taxes can be annoying enough. And paying places like TurboTax to do it can add to the aggravation. So, here’s how you can file your taxes at no cost to yourself. According to a ...

Tax season is here again, which means it is time to start working on preparing your return (and paying any balance due) ahead of the April 15 filing deadline. As usual, many people will have the ...

Free File is not Direct File, which the IRS has discontinued for the 2026 tax season. This tax season, according to the IRS, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products ...

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