Most people who are eligible for tax credits claim them. Direct File — the IRS’ online tool for filing tax returns — could get more eligible filers to claim EITCs and CTCs.

Tax season is underway. If you filed immediately, there’s a good chance your federal tax refund will hit your bank account within the next week. The fastest way to get your federal tax refund is by ...

A recent survey ... if you choose direct deposit. If you mail in a paper return, the refund should be issued within roughly six to eight weeks of the date the IRS receives the filing, again ...

Tax season is upon us, and Monday (Jan. 27) was the first day the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) started accepting direct-file returns. For millions of Americans, their tax return represents their ...

The IRS Direct File program, which lets you prepare and file your federal return for free, is still up and running, for now.

The Internal Revenue Service starts tax season 2025 Monday with some changes and an expansion of the Direct File program. Why it matters: The free online tax-filing program is reshaping how millions ...

Three-quarters of taxpayers anticipate a refund, according to a January 2024 survey from CreditKarma ... get a refund if you e-file? The IRS completes nine out of ten direct deposit refunds ...

The last day to file is April 15, 2025, but millions of Americans have already started and about half (51%) expect a refund this year, according to a Credit Karma survey. Here's what you need to ...

That includes TurboTax, which, again, was behind this most recent survey data ... that the IRS rolled out a free tax-filing service last year called Direct File, which was developed by the ...

More than 140,000 taxpayers filed their federal tax returns through the Direct File program in 2024. About 90% of users said their experience was excellent or above average, according to a survey ...