The April 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in three days. SSI payments are typically issued to beneficiaries on the first day of each month.

Refunds are still higher than last year following the 2025 changes to the tax law, but recent data shows little additional ...

Taxpayers may use the IRS' "Where's my refund?" tool to track their federal tax refund status using their Social Security ...

Sen. Chris Coons advocates for Direct File Act, legislation that would allow taxpayers to file directly with the IRS.

The Internal Revenue Service has ended its Direct File program for the 2026 filing season, pulling back a government-run tool ...

A Treasury watchdog report found that the tax agency projected $61.2 million in costs for the free electronic filing tool in ...

The Internal Revenue Service vastly overstated the projected costs of operating the free tax prep program before terminating ...

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.

President Trump has directed that most federal payments be issued electronically, including tax refunds. Last year nearly 10 ...

The federal government tested a free, direct online tax-filing program for two years but with the change in administrations shut it down. There are still ways, though, to file your return at no charge ...

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 ...