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

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

Last year the Internal Revenue Service launched a program that allowed some tax filers to file their returns directly to the ...

An "enhanced" version of the IRS' Direct File program launched this year, with availability in roughly twice as many states ...

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

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

Most people who are eligible for tax credits claim them. Direct File—the IRS’s online tool for filing tax returns—could get ...

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 ...

Or . . . maybe not. The most noteworthy new program for free tax-prep, IRS Direct File, came under fire this week from Elon Musk, who tweeted Monday that the service had been “deleted.” ...

Direct File has been expanded for 2025 to more than twice as many states — including Florida again — with a wider range of eligible tax situations and a new feature: you'll have the option to ...

While Musk’s tweet may have intimated that the group of workers had been eliminated, an individual with knowledge of the IRS ...