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Activists try to preserve IRS’s Direct File now that Trump has ended it
The program offered free tax filing for two years before Republicans shut it down. Now a small group hopes to save the code ...
DOGE Put Free Tax Filing Tool on Chopping Block After One Meeting With Lobbyists
A key operative from DOGE initiated plans to potentially kill Direct File, the free tax filing tool developed by the IRS, ...
Future of IRS’s Free Tax Filing Tool in Jeopardy After Tech and Lobbyist Pressure
At the beginning of 2025, the Internal Revenue Service welcomed a team from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a ...
U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes introduces bill to save IRS Direct File from termination
U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes wants to secure the future of the Internal Revenue Service’s “Direct File” tax filing program and require that all states make it available to their residents. The Akron ...
IRS Issues Tax Filing Request to Thousands Before Fall Rush
The IRS has issued a request to taxpayers with extensions for their 2024 federal tax returns to file them in the summer months.
What Will I Pay for Tax Preparation Fees?
The average fee for preparing Form 1040 with Schedule A to itemize personal deductions, and a state income tax return, was a flat fee of $323. The average fee for Form 1040 with the standard deduction ...