The Gem State will join 24 other participating states in the IRS’s Direct File program, doubling its participation rate from the first year.

A person promotes the Direct File pilot program at the Internal Revenue Service building on April 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project) As ...

The IRS' new Direct File pilot will be available for free in 13 states, but some filers might not be able to use the program.

The Direct File pilot program is set to be rolled out in phases. First, select government employees are being invited to participate. It will expand to certain other taxpayers in February and March.

Direct File, IRS' free online tax filing system, will expand and become a permanent option in 2025. The 2024 pilot was only available in 12 states.

The new program is expanding to 12 more states in 2025 after a successful pilot.

The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the ...

The IRS launched the Direct File tax program in March and residents of 12 states are eligible for the program.

The pilot program, launched in 2024, allows millions of Americans to file their taxes directly through the IRS free of charge.

The Trump administration’s IRS might scrap Direct File, its free tax filing program. Commissioner Billy Long said it’s “gone,” according to media reports.