The IRS is launching its free Direct File pilot program for the 2024 tax filing season (2023 tax returns). The program will initially be limited to a select group of taxpayers in 12 states. But ...

IRS Direct File states: pilot program and beyond. Direct File opens on January 27, 2025. While only 12 states participating in the program last year, this year 25 states are in.

The IRS debuted Direct File — which enabled taxpayers to file online with the agency for free — as a pilot in 2024 and it ...

After a 12-state pilot during the 2024 tax-filing season, the Biden administration announced in May that it would make Direct File permanent and invite every state. Since then, New Jersey, New ...

The Direct File pilot program will initially roll out in 12 states, including Nevada. According to IRS Commissioner, Danny Werfel More than two-thirds of taxpayers surveyed expressed interest in a ...

How did the Direct File pilot do last year? In tax season 2024, more than 140,000 taxpayers in a dozen states filed their taxes using Direct File, according to the IRS. More than 90% of ...

How is Direct File different in 2025? The scope of Direct File has been expanded this year. It will now be available from the start of the tax season on Jan. 27, as opposed to the pilot version ...

Direct File, the IRS’ free tax filing program, has expanded to 25 states for 2025. ... The cost for Direct File through the pilot was $24.6 million, the IRS reported in May 2024.

IRS Direct File states: pilot program and beyond Direct File opens on January 27, 2025. While only 12 states participating in the program last year, this year 25 states are in.

The dozen states in the Direct File pilot program last tax season include Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington ...