The IRS has faced intense blowback to Direct File from private tax preparation companies that have made billions from ...

In early February 2025, claims emerged that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Elon Musk, had terminated, ...

Though some social media users interpreted Elon Musk's X post as meaning the service was closed, its website remained active ...

Elon Musk posted that the IRS Direct File group had been "deleted," prompting confusion about the free tax prep service's ...

Elon Musk, head of the chaos-causing Department of Government Efficiency, made an assertion this week that raised questions ...

The IRS’ free tax-preparation program remains a free option for taxpayers this year, but the fate of a group of government ...

The Direct File program was launched to benefit over 30 million taxpayers and prompted a backlash from commercial tax prep ...

Elon Musk posted Monday on his social media site that he had “deleted” 18F, a government agency that worked on technology ...

F’s website was still operational, as was the Direct File website. But the digital services agency’s X account was deleted.

Musk said that 18F agency that supports free Direct File tax filing for Americans has been deleted – but it's still accepting ...

The original X post, which Musk was responding to, said 18F built the "Direct File" service that “puts the government in charge of preparing peoples (sic) tax returns for them.” The ...