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Elon Musk Creates Confusion About Direct File, the IRS’ Free Tax-Prep Program
Though the billionaire presidential adviser created confusion when he said he’d “deleted” the agency behind it, the free filing program is still available—at least for the coming tax season.
IRS Direct File program now open. Who’s eligible, how to file your taxes for free in Florida
The IRS' free online program Direct File is now open for business and accepting tax returns. Here's what to know.
Musk says group that built IRS ‘Direct File’ program ‘has been deleted’
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Direct File 'Enhanced' in 2025: What the IRS Has Added for You
Direct File is an online program offered by the IRS that allows you to file your tax return directly to the agency for free. It launched as a pilot program in 2024 across 12 states as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law in 2022.
Nicklaus: Direct tax filing comes to Illinois. Missourians are still waiting.
Missouri is not among the states where a free, easy tax filing method is available, and some elected officials are fighting to keep it that way.
Legislators launch IRS Direct File Tool for taxpayers
A new tool is available to make filing your own taxes easier. Connecticut taxpayers have access to a free service called the IRS Direct File Tool. The online service allows eligible people to directly file federal tax returns with the IRS without needing a third-party software of professional assistance.
Other voices: Keep taxes easy and free to file. Expand Direct File
As tax season gets underway, we are happy to say that now about half the country will benefit from the IRS’ free Direct File program, which lets people with relatively straightforward income tax returns get their refund or make their payment via an online portal.
IRS Direct File Tool is open and available for South Dakotans
As tax season begins, millions of Americans in 25 states, including South Dakota, can now file their taxes more efficiently and at no cost using the IRS Direct File Tool.
IRS Tax Filing Could Be Upended For Millions of Americans: What To Know
The Direct File program was launched to benefit over 30 million taxpayers and prompted a backlash from commercial tax prep ...
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How to file your taxes for free with IRS Direct File
It's also the first day millions of taxpayers can use the IRS' Direct File system to submit their 2024 returns online for free. Launched as a pilot program in 12 states in March 2024, Direct ...
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IRS’s Direct File to let users import W-2 forms, other data
The Internal Revenue Service’s free tax-filing system will get a new ability that critics say it should have had all along: automatically filling in information that the IRS already has.
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Tax season guide: Using Direct File in NY State and when you can expect refund
Tax season is officially underway. The IRS expects over 140 million people to file tax returns before the April 15 deadline.