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The IRS has lost more than a quarter of its employees under the Trump administration and faces further staffing cuts.
In an exclusive conversation on Market Masters with Siddharth Zarabi, Group Editor, Business Today, Raamdeo Agrawal Chairman ...
The IRS debuted Direct File — which enabled taxpayers to file online with the agency for free — as a pilot in 2024 and it ...
The National Taxpayer Advocate, Erin Collins, released her fiscal year 2026 Objectives Report to Congress. While the government watchdog noted that the 2025 filing season was successful, there are ...
The IRS is reportedly ending the Direct File, but a report obtained via the Freedom of Information Act says that 94% of users rated their experience as “excellent” or “above average.” ...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) moved toward government transparency by open-sourcing its Direct File software code. Direct File is a free, user-friendly tax filing tool developed in ...
The Internal Revenue Service has released to the public the vast majority of the code used to develop its Direct File program, theoretically allowing anyone to build their own versions of the software ...
According to 404 Media, the IRS published most of the code for its Direct File on GitHub, making it open source and available for others to use, much to the chagrin of tax lobbyists everywhere.
One problem is that Direct File covers only federal taxes. Missouri’s Department of Revenue already partners with tax software providers to offer free or low-cost electronic filing options that ...
IRS could cut up to 40% of its workforce, internal memo indicates Data shows the IRS' Direct File free tax-filing tool has helped save taxpayers money. Now lawmakers want to know why the Trump ...
He is owed $106, and it’s worth filing an amendment to get back his money. The IRS makes it easy to file an amendment online, although it may take time to get the additional refund back.