Taxpayers who file electronically and are due a refund can expect it within 21 days, according to the IRS. Enrolling to receive your refund via direct deposit will help you get your money faster.

Direct File is an IRS program that allows eligible taxpayers to electronically file their tax returns directly with the IRS for free. Direct File launched a pilot program last year with a limited ...

New Jersey residents can now take advantage of IRS Direct File, a free and secure online ... the state Office of Innovation and the organization Code for America. The tool, designed with input ...

This year the Internal Revenue Service is making it easier for more people to file online for free, through its Direct File program. That was introduced last year as a pilot, and this year it is ...

The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) Jan. 27 announced the availability of the Direct File program, which allows taxpayers to file their federal and state taxes online for free ...

But this year, many more Americans will have the option to use the IRS’s Direct File system. Here’s who’s eligible for Direct File and things you need to know about the 2025 tax filing season.

Joining “Chicago Tonight” are Jacob Goldin, a tax law professor at the University of Chicago, and Richard Kaplan, a law professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

The 2025 tax season opened for individual filers on Jan. 27. This season, many qualify for free filing options, such as Direct File, IRS Free File or Volunteer Tax Assistance. Those affected by ...

Its free Direct File service, which this year will be available to residents in 25 states, is also now open beginning on Monday. About 32 million taxpayers in those states will be eligible to use ...

Tax season is officially open! Thanks to the expansion of the IRS Direct File tool, millions more Americans can now file quickly and at no cost. Dozens take oath of US citizenship against Trump's ...