Windows 11 did a major overhaul of the native File Explorer app, which was equally liked and mocked after the release. While the app did improve over time, it added essential features like tab support ...

The IRS will halt its government-run Direct File program for the 2026 tax season, ending a short-lived effort to allow taxpayers to prepare and submit returns directly through the agency’s website.

File Explorer is the default app for managing files on Windows. Despite improvements over the years, it has remained a frustrating tool to use because it's so slow and clunky. It's been such a problem ...

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Data shows the IRS' Direct File free tax-filing tool has helped save taxpayers money. Now lawmakers want to know why the Trump administration may soon pull the plug on the program. The Trump ...

This season, more than 140,000 taxpayers successfully filed returns using IRS Direct File, a free tax filing pilot from the IRS, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS. The ...

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 ...

A new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said that Internal Revenue Service claims regarding the Direct File pilot program last tax season omitted more than a third of ...

The IRS ended Direct File, the free, online pilot program that nearly 300,000 taxpayers in 25 states used to file returns for tax year 2024. The IRS website for Direct File says “Direct File is closed ...