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

In recent days, a tweet from Elon Musk on X (formerly known as Twitter) stirred up quite a bit of confusion. Musk claimed to ...

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

The original X post, which Musk was responding to, said 18F built the "Direct File" service that “puts the government in ...

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

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

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 ...

You wouldn’t think a free tax-prep service would fall prey to partisan politics. Then again, this is no ordinary presidential ...

18F is a team of designers ... and improve public service through technology," and helped build the Direct File program for ...

The Internal Revenue Service is accepting tax returns for tax season 2025, including through the expanded Direct File program ...

Americans across multiple states who were planning to file their taxes through a free IRS online program still have the opportunity to do so, despite Elon Musk’s comments about taking away the ...

The IRS’ free tax-preparation program remains a free option for taxpayers this year, but the fate of a group of government ...