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 ...

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Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Without it, Direct File supporters said Americans will end up spending more ...

Word will save new documents to the cloud by default. AutoSave will also be enabled by default. You can turn off these options if you prefer to save your files locally. Microsoft has long been pushing ...