macOS Monterey (version 12) is a stable, lightweight release that works great on older Macs, including models going back to 2015. The latest version is macOS 12.7.6, and you can download it directly ...

Apple’s iOS 26 update adds six new ringtones — Reflection, Buoyant, Dreamer, Pond, Pop, and Surge — which you can set directly on iOS 26 devices or download via direct links for any iPhone or Android.

The IRS has removed its free Direct File option for taxes. Most taxpayers can use the official Free File program. There are several other ways to file taxes for no charge. Tax filing season officially ...

The IRS Direct File program is no longer available. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project) We knew that it was coming, but now we know for sure: Direct File, the free ...

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...

You may have heard of a free tax return service with the IRS. But what is it? IRS Direct File launched during the Biden administration as a way to file your taxes with the federal tax agency for free.

The Direct File program was built by the IRS to allow people with relatively simple returns to file them online without using third-party software.

The Trump administration has shut down the IRS "Direct File" program, which was a free tax filing option. Critics of Direct File cited high development costs and low user participation for its closure ...

The IRS is reportedly ending the Direct File, but a report obtained via the Freedom of Information Act says that 94% of users rated their experience as “excellent” or “above average.” Most Direct ...

Each year, Americans spend an average of $240 to prepare and file their annual tax returns, according to the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service. And the process is so complicated that about one million ...

Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Direct File, launched during former President Joe Biden’s term, was meant ...

Most Direct Files users that submitted their taxes using the free IRS service this year said that using the tool was a good experience and something that they’d recommend for their friends and family, ...