The IRS's Direct File free filing program had a successful pilot launch in 12 states for the 2024 filing season. Next year it will be available nationwide.
The Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury Departmentthat the Direct File free tax filing initiative they piloted in some states this year will become a permanent option and expand to all 50 states and Washington D.C. for the 2025 filing season.
In 2024, filers in 12 states with "simple" tax situations, such as only having W-2 income and earning less than $200,000 a year, were able toto submit their federal tax returns. More than 140,000 taxpayers used the free filing option, the IRS reports, exceeding the agency's expectations for the pilot program.
"The goal in the coming years is to expand the reach and tax scope of Direct File to provide an option for working-and middle-class taxpayers nationwide, and Treasury and IRS plan to announce more details on expanded eligibility in the coming months," a Biden administration official told CNBC Make It in an email.through 2029.
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