In early February 2025, claims emerged that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Elon Musk, had terminated, or planned to terminate, a program — Direct File — run by the IRS ...

The Internal Revenue Service's new free online Direct File service is open for business. Last year, more than 20,000 Florida taxpayers took advantage of the pilot program that allowed taxpayers to ...

Elon Musk stirred up confusion over the status of the IRS’s Direct File program when he reposted a description of it and said he “deleted” it. “That group has been deleted,” Musk posted ...

The availability of one option, the IRS' new Direct File program, recently came into question when Elon Musk claimed on social media the service had been eliminated. Here is a quick breakdown of ...

Last year the Internal Revenue Service launched a program that allowed some tax filers to file their returns directly to the IRS. It was available when the 2025 filing started this year, but a ...

This led to some confusion about whether Direct File is still available to taxpayers, but the free filing program is still available, at least for the coming tax season. While Musk's tweet may ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul urged New Yorkers to consider using the Direct File program in New York state to ease the burden of filing taxes. The joint project with the IRS, available starting today ...

But this year, many more Americans will have the option to use the IRS’s Direct File system. Here’s who’s eligible for Direct File and things you need to know about the 2025 tax filing season.