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The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the decision.

The program developed during Joe Biden’s presidency was credited by users with making tax filing easy, fast and economical.

But Republican lawmakers and commercial tax preparation companies complained it was a waste of taxpayer money because free filing programs already exist, although they are hard to use.

  • benignintervention@lemmy.world
    353·
    8 months ago

    What’s great about this is nothing. I tried to use it last week and the site was down already. It said “for maintenance” but for 3 straight days at the peak of tax season?

    • flooBannedBanned from communityEnglish
      201·
      3 months ago

      Removed by mod

      • takeda@lemm.ee
        6·
        8 months ago

        Damn Biden for not being good at advertising his successes. I learned that this exists from the news that is about to be closed down.

        • flooBannedBanned from communityEnglish
          4·
          3 months ago

          Removed by mod

    • Bwaz@lemmy.world
      3·
      8 months ago

      Worked great for me, but I did it in March. Saved me hundreds and it was less work for me than gathering records and getting them to HRBlock was in 2024. But yeah, discontinue an already developed program while spending a ghastly amount of money on a military parade honoring a felon traitor.