Is IRS Direct File Going Away? What the Trump-Backed Budget Means for the Free Service

GOP Moves to Kill Direct File Following Intuit’s Lobbying Surge

💡Share this on X and Bluesky!Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, spent a record $3.72 million lobbying last year to kill the IRS’s new free tax filing tool. Now, House Republicans are delivering, with a plan to dismantle the program that helps people file their taxes at no cost.Section 112207 of the House Ways and Means Committee’s portion of the reconciliation bill would eliminate Direct File, the IRS’s new in-house system that lets eligible taxpay…

'Under the radar' plan to kill beloved tax filing program hidden in GOP bill

In addition to showering rich Americans and large corporations with more tax breaks, legislation that Republicans advanced out of committee on Wednesday would officially eliminate the Internal Revenue Service's popular and free Direct File program, which allowed eligible taxpayers to sidestep private prep companies that have lobbied relentlessly against government-offered alternatives for decades.The tax legislation that the GOP-controlled House…

'Doing Intuit's Bidding,' Republicans Move to Officially Kill IRS Direct File Program

Legislation that Republicans advanced out of committee would officially eliminate the Internal Revenue Service's popular and free Direct File program.

Is IRS Direct File Going Away? What the Trump-Backed Budget Means for the Free Service

Direct File has come under fire during Trump's second term, and now it might be taking a final step toward the chopping block.

Republican Budget Bill Would Officially Eliminate IRS Direct File Program

As the House considers a budget reconciliation bill, within it is a measure to terminate the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Direct File platform. President Donald Trump has repeatedly called on House lawmakers to pass what he called a “big, beautiful bill” that would cut spending to offset $4.5 trillion in various tax cuts. That term was included in the package’s title when it was released on May 12. On page 370 of the 389-page measure, lawmak…

Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' aims to cut IRS Direct File program

President Trump is pushing forward with what he describes as the "Big, Beautiful Bill," a legislative effort aimed at reducing government spending. A key compon