IRS Discontinues Free Direct File Tax Service
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Summary
The IRS's free Direct File tax service has been discontinued, as announced by IRS Commissioner Billy Long during a tax summit. The program, which allowed taxpayers to submit returns directly to the government for free, was reportedly eliminated under a provision in President Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. The service had been in testing in select states since 2023.
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· 2 pulledThe free tax filing service is ‘gone,’ adding that ‘big beautiful Billy wiped that out.’
President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill includes a provision to establish a task force dedicated to ‘the replacement of Direct File.’
IRS Commissioner Billy Long said during a tax summit that the agency’s free Direct File program is “gone,” adding that “big beautiful Billy wiped that out,” according to Bloomberg Law.
