An IRS evaluation reported that 296,531 taxpayers submitted accepted tax returns through IRS Direct File for the 2025 tax season.
January 01, 2025
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Submission counts come from an IRS evaluation of the IRS Direct File program.
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 provided funding that tasked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to explore creating a 'direct file' electronic tax filing system, and the IRS rolled out IRS Direct File as a pilot program in 2024.
January 01, 2024
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The Inflation Reduction Act included funding and directives related to IRS modernization and tax filing options.