This week, we reported on how TurboTax uses deceptive design and misleading advertising to trick lower-income Americans into paying to file their taxes, even though they are eligible to do it for free ...

The Federal Trade Commission ruled in a final order and opinion Monday that TurboTax, the popular tax filing software, engaged in deceptive advertising and banned the company from advertising its ...

The IRS's free Direct File program — a new initiative that allowed taxpayers to complete their taxes using free, guided tax software approved by the federal agency — is no more, following a push by ...

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, who served under President Bill Clinton, claimed in a tweet Wednesday that the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) “free tax filing tool is reportedly ‘gone.’ This ...

Think about filing your return electronically to take advantage of the step-by-step process online programs take you through.

The IRS Direct File program was launched to provide taxpayers with a cost-free method to file their taxes directly with the IRS, bypassing paid services. This initiative, introduced under President ...

Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of the University at Albany. As a former member of CNET's How To team, he wrote about the intersection of policy, information and technology, and ...

State legislators are advancing a plan that would allow all taxpayers to electronically file their Minnesota income tax returns free of charge. The provision is part of the mega House omnibus tax bill ...