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

Elon Musk posted Monday on his social media site that he had “deleted” 18F, a government agency that worked on technology ...

Though some social media users interpreted Elon Musk's X post as meaning the service was closed, its website remained active ...

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

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 ...

As of Monday evening, 18F’s website was still operational, as was the Direct File website. But the digital services agency’s X account was deleted. The IRS announced last year that it will ...

Attorney General Andrew Bailey signed a letter last year asking the federal government to scrap Direct File, and Sen. Eric Schmitt has co-sponsored a bill that would ban the Internal Revenue ...

If you're doing it yourself, IRS Direct File may be able to help. The program simplifies the returns process and allows taxpayers in 25 participating states to file directly online. The 25 states ...

In 2025, the IRS expanded its Direct File program into 25 states, with an estimated 30 million taxpayers eligible to use the system. You won't get all the benefits you would from a paid platform ...

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 ...