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HILL TAX BRIEF: IRS Direct File Pilot Cost Less Than Estimated
Bloomberg Law· 39 minutes agoThe IRS’s Direct File pilot cost the agency $24.6 million, significantly below estimates, the agency said April 26, though that hasn’t quelled opposition from the tax-prep industry to the program.
IRS free tax filing pilot processed more than 140,000 returns, saved consumers $5.6 million in prep...
CNBC· 3 days agoThis season, the IRS Direct File pilot helped more than 140,000 million taxpayers file taxes for ...
Ask Amy: He did my taxes for free, and he won’t pay for the mistakes he made
San Jose Mercury News· 1 hour agoHe’s an experienced CPA — and my boyfriend’s father. Things have gotten messy.
IRS considers the future of its Direct File pilot
Government Executive· 2 hours ago“Above all, our goal was to make a product that worked,” said Werfel. “And the bottom line — Direct File worked.” The pilot dates back to the 2022...
Move Over, TurboTax? IRS Considers Expanding Free Tax-Filing Program
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoWASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service declared its foray into online tax preparation a success and...
IRS calls its free Direct File tax-prep tool a success. Will it be back in 2025?
Morningstar· 2 days agoThe free tax-filing platform that the Internal Revenue Service launched this year handled more returns than its initial goal, saved Americans millions..
140,000 people did their taxes with the free IRS direct file pilot. But program’s future is unclear...
Texarkana Gazette· 1 day agoThe IRS said Friday that more than 140,000 taxpayers filed their taxes through its new direct file...
Claiming high user satisfaction, IRS will decide on renewing free tax site
Washington Post· 3 days agoThe software, which resembles commercial offerings from companies like Intuit and H&R Block, allows...
Some Americans filed free with IRS Direct File pilot in 2024, but not everyone's a fan
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 3 days agoIf a user’s tax situation was out of scope of the pilot, they were directed to other options to...
IRS Says Its Free Tax-Prep Software Saved Americans $5.6 Million in Fees
Barrons.com· 3 days agoBEST PRACTICES The IRS says it is encouraged by the early results of its new free tax-preparation...