Elon Musk’s DOGE reportedly wants to kill the IRS tool that makes filing free for American taxpayers

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The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS' Direct File program, according to two people familiar with the decision.

Derrick Plummer, a spokesman for the commercial tax preparation company Intuit,, said in a statement that “Direct File is and has been a solution in search of a problem, a drain on critical IRS resources and a waste of taxpayer dollars".

The IRS accepted 140,803 returns filed by taxpayers using Direct File in the 12 states where it was available last tax season.

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Author / Journalist: Fatima Hussein, The Associated Press

Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: United States

Topics: IRS Donald Trump DOGE Elon Musk The White House Taxes

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Published On: 2025-04-16 @ 20:32:39 (4 days ago)

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