3 days ago · The Direct File trial began in March 2024. But the IRS has face intense blowback to Direct File from private tax preparation companies that have made billions from charging people to use their software and have spent millions lobbying Congress. The average American typically spends about $140 preparing their returns each year.

2 days ago · 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.

3 days ago · Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk posted on his social media site that he has “deleted” 18F, a government agency that worked on technology projects such as the IRS's Direct File program

2 days ago · On Monday, Elon Musk posted that the IRS Direct File group had been "deleted," prompting confusion about the free tax prep service's future. On Monday, Elon Musk posted that the IRS Direct File ...

1 day ago · Elon Musk wrote on X on Monday that 18F, the digital consulting team who developed the IRS Direct File system, had been deleted. However, the program remained functional Thursday and is still ...

3 days ago · Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk posted on his social media site that he has “deleted” 18F, a government agency that worked on technology projects such as the IRS's Direct File program

3 days ago · Elon Musk caused quite a stir Monday night when he claimed that the office responsible for the IRS' Direct File tax return filing program had been "deleted," though it seems the program is still ...

3 days ago · Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk posted Monday on his social media site that he had “deleted” 18F, a government agency that worked on technology projects such as the IRS’ Direct File program.

3 days ago · Musk posted on X (formerly Twitter) that he had “deleted” 18F, the group responsible for creating the IRS Direct File program. That caused some users on social media to incorrectly report that ...

3 days ago · 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.