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

There was widespread confusion after the Tesla CEO claimed the program, which allows Americans to file their taxes straight ...

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

Each tax season, many Americans qualify for free filing programs. The IRS partners with agencies ... Elon Musk suggested ...

IRS Direct File is back again this year with significantly expanded eligibility despite confusion over whether Elon Musk had “deleted” it. (He didn’t.) ...

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 ...

This should be a banner year for taxpayers seeking free tax-preparation. But one key IRS program is under fire.

The IRS launched the pilot program known as Direct File in 2024 so that people can file their tax returns directly with the federal government.

Elon Musk, head of the chaos-causing Department of Government Efficiency ... if they choose, to file their taxes for free on the IRS website, if their tax returns aren’t too complex.

Together with our government agency partners ... "IRS Plans Limited Rollout of Free E-File Tax Return System with Invitations to Select Taxpayers." AP News, 17 Oct. 2023, https://apnews.com ...

Elon Musk wrote on X on Monday that 18F, the digital consulting team who developed the IRS Direct File system, had been deleted.