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

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

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

Elon Musk, head of the chaos-causing Department of Government Efficiency, made an assertion this week that raised questions in some people’s minds about the status of the IRS Direct File program. That ...

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk posted on his social media site that he has “deleted” 18F, a government agency that worked on technology projects such as the IRS's Direct File program ...

In the original post, Lorusso describes 18F as a “far left government wide computer office,” whose Direct File program “puts the government in charge of preparing peoples [sic] tax returns ...

The IRS’ free tax-preparation program remains a free option for taxpayers this year, but the fate of a group of government ...

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk posted Monday on his social media site that he had “deleted” 18F, a government agency that worked on technology projects such as the IRS’ Direct File program.

David Ake/Kenny Holston/GETTY 18F is a team of designers ... technology," and helped build the Direct File program for the IRS. Direct File was launched in 2024 to help Americans file their ...

The Direct File program was launched to benefit over 30 million taxpayers and prompted a backlash from commercial tax prep ...