The Internal Revenue Service is moving ahead with its plan to build its own free tax filing program, announcing Tuesday that a pilot version will be available to some taxpayers in 13 states next year.

The IRS is launching its free Direct File pilot program for the 2024 tax filing season (2023 tax returns). The program will initially be limited to a select group of taxpayers in 12 states. But ...

The IRS Direct File pilot for the 2024 filing season will have strict limits on eligibility, but the IRS anticipates that several hundred thousand taxpayers will participate. Arizona, California, ...

The IRS is rolling out its pilot of a free direct tax filing program. Taxpayers across 13 states might be eligible to try out the new program. It's part of the IRS's continued efforts to make tax ...

States will have the chance to collaborate with the Internal Revenue Service on how they may integrate with the agency’s forthcoming direct file pilot. In a July 16 letter to the Federation of ...

The Direct File pilot program will initially roll out in 12 states, including Nevada. According to IRS Commissioner, Danny Werfel More than two-thirds of taxpayers surveyed expressed interest in a ...

How did the Direct File pilot do last year? In tax season 2024, more than 140,000 taxpayers in a dozen states filed their taxes using Direct File, according to the IRS. More than 90% of ...

IRS Direct File states: pilot program and beyond. Direct File opens on January 27, 2025. While only 12 states participating in the program last year, this year 25 states are in.

How is Direct File different in 2025? The scope of Direct File has been expanded this year. It will now be available from the start of the tax season on Jan. 27, as opposed to the pilot version ...

After a 12-state pilot during the 2024 tax-filing season, the Biden administration announced in May that it would make Direct File permanent and invite every state. Since then, New Jersey, New ...

States will have the chance to collaborate with the IRS on how they may integrate with the agency’s forthcoming direct file pilot. In a July 16 letter to the Federation of Tax Administrators ...