Posted 3/4/2024, 3:00:00 PM
IRS Launches New Free Tax Filing Website Direct File in 12 States
- After weeks of testing, the IRS’s new free tax filing website, Direct File, is now open to users in 12 states
- The site is the Biden administration's attempt to test a free competitor to commercial software like TurboTax
- Direct File excludes some taxpayers like the self-employed and those with incomes over $200K
- The site first opened to government employees last month and had brief testing windows before Monday's full launch
- Direct File may briefly close if it gets too many users on one day this first week, per the IRS