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IRS considers the future of its Direct File pilot
Government Executive· 1 day 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· 4 days agoWASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service declared its foray into online tax preparation a success and...
Nearly 141,000 People Filed Taxes Online Directly With IRS This Year
Investopedia· 4 days agoThe IRS tested out its Direct File system this year, which for the first time allows people to file...
Some Americans filed free with IRS Direct File pilot in 2024, but not everyone's a fan
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoIf a user’s tax preparation was out of scope of the pilot, they were directed to other options to...
Thousands of Florida taxpayers used new free Direct File program. How it worked
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo Finance· 23 hours agoTaxpayers using Direct File claimed more than $90 million in tax refunds, reported $35 million in taxes owed, and saved an estimated $5.6 million in < ...
IRS’ hyped Direct File tax software off to a slow start
The Washington Times· 4 days agoBiden administration officials insisted the pilot was a success, with millions of people checking...
Terry Savage: Where’s my tax refund? How to check your federal or state refund status
Chicago Tribune· 5 days agoWhat do you do if your IRS tax refund still hasn’t arrived? Now that the IRS has received most 2023 ...
IRS touts Direct File usage, while mulling the future of the program
FedScoop· 4 days agoThe IRS said that the pilot — which allowed for taxpayers in Arizona...Texas, Washington and Wyoming to electronically file their federal returns in 2024 ...
Drilling down on those Direct File numbers
Politico· 22 hours agoBut it’s also...widely used — those 141,000 successfully submitted tax returns is out of 19 million eligible taxpayers...to potentially question the Direct File< ...
The IRS’ challenge to TurboTax and H&R Block is working
Quartz· 4 days agoBlock to flourish — despite their exhaustively documented history of problems. In spite of years of...
