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

Elon Musk posted that the IRS Direct File group had been "deleted," prompting confusion about the free tax prep service's ...

In early February 2025, claims emerged that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Elon Musk, had terminated, ...

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

Elon Musk, head of the chaos-causing Department of Government Efficiency, made an assertion this week that raised questions ...

While Musk’s tweet may have intimated that the group of workers had been eliminated, an individual with knowledge of the IRS workforce said the Direct File program was still accepting tax returns.

But Direct File continued to be up and running at IRS.gov as of Tuesday. More on that to follow. All volunteers with these programs who prepare income tax returns must take and pass tax law ...

The average American who hires a tax preparer to file even a simple return will spend upwards of $200, according to industry estimates. This year, however, taxpayers have more options than ever to ...