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The administration has ended free income tax filing, but that didn't stop the IRS from open-sourcing its frontend Direct File ...
Before you mistake the move as an act of resistance by those within the agency who are trying to keep the project alive, ...
The popular IRS Direct File program, which lets you prepare and file your return for free, will be cancelled if the Republican tax bill becomes law.
The IRS is reportedly ending the Direct File, but a report obtained via the Freedom of Information Act says that 94% of users ...
Direct File, the IRS’ free alternative to commercial tax-preparation services, is facing potential elimination as Congress ...
The majority of Direct File's source code is now public, in part thanks to free software advocates.
So imagine my disappointment to hear the news that the GOP-led Congress is inching closer to axing the popular – and free – IRS Direct File program. That's just my luck someti ...
The IRS launched Direct File in 2024, offering US citizens a free, user-friendly online platform for filing federal income ...
The IRS has expanded Direct File in 2025. Here’s who qualifies, what forms are supported, and how to use it for free.
IRS Direct File software just took a bold step forward—its code is now open source on GitHub, even as the future of the free ...
The IRS has released the vast majority of the code used to develop its Direct File program, theoretically allowing anyone to ...
“Establishing trust with taxpayers was core to our approach for designing and building Direct File. By creating the most accurate option for filing, by making taxes accessible to all, by keeping ...