WHAT A DISGRACE! Trump Administration plans to end IRS free tax filing program

Sarah Fortinsky at The Hill, via NewsNation:

The Trump administration is planning to end the free tax filing service developed during the Biden administration, The Associated Press reported, citing two people familiar with the decision. The IRS’s “Direct File program” allows Americans to file their tax returns directly to the agency for free online. The electronic system launched as a pilot program in 2024 and was made permanent last May. But, in mid-March, the IRS staff assigned to the program were told to stop working on it for the 2026 tax filing season, the two sources told the AP. NewsNation partner The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 tasked the IRS with developing a “direct file” system, and the Biden administration spent tens of millions developing the program.