Maryland will allow free federal tax filing in 2025 for 700K taxpayers

Marylanders who have relatively straightforward tax returns will have the chance to ditch independent — and sometimes costly — tax preparers and instead file their federal taxes directly with the IRS for free in 2025, state and federal officials said Wednesday. The new “direct file” system launched as a pilot program earlier this year and Maryland is one of the first states that will make it available during its permanent expansion.