It's natural to assume that paid apps offer more features and polished interfaces compared to free ones. Here are five apps that prove otherwise.

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The IRS will open the 2026 tax season in just a few days, but you could be wasting money by paying to file your 2025 income tax returns. According to personal finance resource NerdWallet, roughly 70% ...

The Trump administration has shut down the IRS "Direct File" program, which was a free tax filing option. Critics of Direct File cited high development costs and low user participation for its closure ...

As of Jan. 1, Pluto TV now has one of the biggest sci-fi series of the 1990s — or, ever, really — streaming for free in its library. Despite its acclaim and it being a cultural landmark, The X-Files, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over 250,000 Americans filed their taxes for free with the Internal Revenue Service last year, using the IRS Direct File option.

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The inability of New Mexico State Police to take a joke has cost taxpayers more than $90,000. The state agency has agreed to pay that amount to settle a lawsuit filed by Santa Fe-based TikTok comedian ...