Americans pay an average of about $290 to file their tax return each year, according to the National Taxpayers Union. There's ...

The IRS Direct File program was eliminated for the 2026 tax filing season. However, there are still several free tax preparation software options for some filers.

With the April 15 tax deadline fast approaching, free help is still available for those who haven’t filed yet, but time and ...

A venerable IRS program called Free File allows 70% of taxpayers to file their taxes for free, just as the name implies. Only 2% of taxpayers used the service in 2024. That is the finding of a ...

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 ...

Volunteers with a free tax-preparation program returned more than $2.8 million to residents in a five-county area in the 2024 tax year. Volunteers with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) ...

It's that dreaded time of year again when income tax returns must be prepared, with the traditional April 15 filing deadline, but the good new is there's help available and for most people, it's free.

There are three main ways to maximize your tax return. You can file your taxes on your own to save on tax preparation fees. You can work with a financial advisor to develop a tax strategy for your ...