AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. The Trump administration has discontinued a federal program thousands of North Carolina residents used this year to file their taxes ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The IRS is recommitting to its decades-old partnership with tax prep companies as the main option for Americans to file their taxes ...

IRS ends Direct File; North Carolina and 24 other states lose free filing. About 296,500 taxpayers used Direct File nationally; North Carolina logged 11,800. Administration and GOP officials cited low ...