Four-leaf clovers, cracks in the sidewalk, salt over the shoulder, crossed fingers, ladybugs, black cats, sevens, thirteens, or blowing on dice can all evoke different luck-related symbols. Many ...

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 ...

(NEXSTAR) – A free way to file taxes directly with the IRS has been eliminated, leaving Americans with one less way to file in 2026. While nearly 300,000 taxpayers used IRS Direct File last year, the ...

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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 Trump administration may have shuttered Direct File — the IRS’s short-lived experiment in tax-preparation software — but it doesn’t mean you have to pay to file your taxes. There are plenty of ...

PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio – Bash on the Bay, the popular late-summer music festival held on Put-in-Bay for nearly a decade, will relocate to the Ohio mainland beginning in 2027. Organizer Tim Niese has ...

Tax season is officially underway, and the Internal Revenue Service has begun accepting individual federal tax returns for 2026 through its free guided software program, IRS Free File. The IRS opened ...

The Internal Revenue Service announced it would be opening up submissions of certain tax returns through its IRS Free File program for 2026. The IRS Free File program began accepting individual tax ...

PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio — The annual Put-in-Bay music festival has been put on pause for 2026, according to a post made on the event's Facebook page Monday morning. Bash on the Bay, a music festival held on ...

Tax filings for the 2026 season begin Jan. 26, the agency announced. “The Internal Revenue Service is ready to help taxpayers meet their tax filing and payment obligations during the 2026 filing ...