Elon Musk wrote on X on Monday that 18F, the digital consulting team who developed the IRS Direct File system, had been ...

Last year the Internal Revenue Service launched a program that allowed some tax filers to file their returns directly to the ...

There was widespread confusion after the Tesla CEO claimed the program, which allows Americans to file their taxes straight ...

The IRS has faced intense blowback to Direct File from private tax preparation companies that have made billions from ...

In early February 2025, claims emerged that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Elon Musk, had terminated, ...

This should be a banner year for taxpayers seeking free tax-preparation. But one key IRS program is under fire.

Elon Musk posted Monday on his social media site that he had “deleted” 18F, a government agency that worked on technology ...

Elon Musk, head of the chaos-causing Department of Government Efficiency, made an assertion this week that raised questions in some people’s minds about the status of the IRS Direct File program. That ...

T he IRS Direct File program, which allows eligible taxpayers in 25 states to file their taxes for free on the IRS’s website, ...

IRS Direct File is back again this year with significantly expanded eligibility despite confusion over whether Elon Musk had “deleted” it. (He didn’t.) ...

As Elon Musk’s DOGE disrupts Washington, the billionaire has turned the social media platform he owns into the favored forum ...