- ‘I don’t care about Direct File’: IRS chief says agency plans to end . . .
Nearly 300,000 filers used Direct File for the 2025 tax season, and 94% of users who completed an IRS survey rated their experience as "excellent" or "above average," according to an internal IRS
- Did the IRS end Direct File, a free tax-filing tool? - Owen Tilman . . .
The agency’s Direct File program, which allows eligible taxpayers to file their returns for free, was piloted by the Biden administration in 2024 This year it expanded from its original coverage of 12 states to 25, making it available to 30 million taxpayers who make under $200,000 in annual income In February, Elon Musk announced that the office that oversees Direct File had been
- IRS Commissioner Targets IRS Direct File for Cancellation
The bill does not outright end Direct File, but it allocated $15 million to the Treasury Department to establish a task force to review the program and assess other options
- IRS Chief Says Direct File Is ‘Gone,’ Other Audit Tech Is Coming
The Biden-era IRS free filing tool, Direct File, is “gone,” IRS Commissioner Billy Long said “You’ve heard of Direct File,” Long said Monday at the National Association of Enrolled Agents Tax Summit, one of his first public appearances since taking the agency’s helm “That’s gone Big beautiful Billy wiped that out
- Trump administration shutters IRS free Direct File, says . . . - Mashable
IRS commissioner says Direct File has been shuttered after Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, with the agency looking to new audit tech and private partnerships Creator Hub Tech Science Life Social
- IRS may axe free tax filing program. Here’s what to know - Miami Herald
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
- IRS head says free Direct File tax service is ‘gone’ - The Verge
IRS Commissioner Billy Long said during a tax summit that the agency’s free Direct File program is “gone,” adding that “big beautiful Billy wiped that out,” according to Bloomberg Law
- IRS Direct File elimination reported while many still file taxes - MSN
Direct File allowed eligible taxpayers in 25 states to file federal tax returns directly through the IRS without charge Rolled out in 2024 and expanded in 2025, the pilot was designed to test a
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