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

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

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

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 ...

The IRS Direct File program, which lets you prepare and file your federal return for free, is still up and running, for now.

But Direct File continued to be up and running at IRS.gov as of Tuesday. More on that to follow. All volunteers with these programs who prepare income tax returns must take and pass tax law ...

An "enhanced" version of the IRS' Direct File program launched this year, with availability in roughly twice as many states as last year. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of ...

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.

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.

“So very, very encouraging results.” The IRS began accepting tax returns on Jan. 27, meaning Direct File is open to the public. Filers can head to directfile.irs.gov to check their eligibilit ...

But there is reason at this time to think that IRS Direct File will remain fully operational this tax season. The biggest reason is that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, during his confirmation ...