The IRS has faced intense blowback to Direct File from private tax preparation companies that have made billions from ...

This should be a banner year for taxpayers seeking free tax-preparation. But one key IRS program is under fire.

Elon Musk, head of the chaos-causing Department of Government Efficiency, made an assertion this week that raised questions in some people’s minds about the status of the IRS Direct File program. That ...

This should be a banner year for taxpayers seeking free tax-preparation. But one key IRS program is under fire.

The IRS launched its Direct File pilot in 12 U.S. states in March 2024, which has now been expanded to 25 states. It allows taxpayers to submit simple tax returns directly with the government agency ...

Though the billionaire presidential adviser created confusion when he said he’d “deleted” the agency behind it, the free ...

How do federal tax credits work? Tax credits directly subtract money from the federal income taxes that you owe, meaning each ...

Tech titan Elon Musk announced Monday that the General Services Administration’s tech arm has been “deleted,” appearing to ...

Direct File is a new IRS program that allows millions ... as part of his campaign against government overspending. The program’s website was still up Wednesday morning, although an X account ...

See directfile.irs.gov for information. Direct File is a free web-based service — available in English and Spanish — that works on mobile phones, laptops, tablets or desktop computers.

Fillable forms are available online on the IRS website, but they are complicated ... left” and mused that Direct File “puts the government in charge” of preparing people's taxes.