There was widespread confusion after the Tesla CEO claimed the program, which allows Americans to file their taxes straight ...

The IRS has faced intense blowback to Direct File from private tax preparation companies that have made billions from ...

Last year the Internal Revenue Service launched a program that allowed some tax filers to file their returns directly to the ...

Though the billionaire presidential adviser created confusion when he said he’d “deleted” the agency behind it, the free ...

Elon Musk posted that the IRS Direct File group had been "deleted," prompting confusion about the free tax prep service's ...

In early February 2025, claims emerged that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Elon Musk, had terminated, ...

Elon Musk, head of the chaos-causing Department of Government Efficiency, made an assertion this week that raised questions ...

Some Republicans, including Bailey and Schmitt, argue that Direct File is illegal, unnecessary and creates a conflict of interest by positioning the IRS as both tax preparer and auditor.

But Direct File continued to be up and running at IRS.gov as of Tuesday. More on that to follow. All volunteers with these programs who prepare income tax returns must take and pass tax law ...

Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India's tax system is set for a major overhaul with the introduction of the Direct Tax Code (DTC) 2025, which will replace the decades-old Income Tax Act of ...