The program offered free tax filing for two years before Republicans shut it down. Now a small group hopes to save the code ...

At the beginning of 2025, the Internal Revenue Service welcomed a team from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a ...

An estimated 30 million taxpayers qualify for the Direct File program in 2025, the IRS says. More than 140,000 taxpayers filed their federal tax returns through the Direct File program in 2024.

Funding for a full-scale IRS direct file system would need to be determined by the Treasury and Congress, Werfel said, but could come from the portion of the $80 billion that is designated for ...

With its Direct File program, the IRS tried to give U.S. taxpayers a free solution to a longstanding complaint: that tax prep is too expensive.. Created by the Inflation Reduction Act, Direct File ...

But Direct File, which uses a question-and-answer format much like those paid websites, is a far cry from what some proponents of free tax software have sought. It doesn’t draw from the IRS’s ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) expects more than 140 million Americans to file their taxes ahead of the April 15th deadline. The IRS says it is expanding its direct file program for 2025 ...

No, the new IRS Direct File program will not be available to everyone in 2024. Only some taxpayers in 13 states will be eligible while the IRS tests the program in its pilot year.

Through the end of the pilot, the IRS said, it spent $24.6 million. Direct File’s operational costs – including customer service, cloud computing and user authentication – were $2.4 million.

The implications of Direct File could be considerable, from expanding the scope and role of the IRS beyond its current functions to uncertain consequences for the $14.3 billion tax preparation ...

Starting this tax season, 12 states are piloting Direct File, a new service from the IRS. If you have a basic W-2 return and claim the standard deduction, you may be able to use Direct File to ...