Some taxpayers will soon qualify for Direct File, a free tax-filing platform from the IRS. Here's what taxpayers can expect this season.
  • Some taxpayers will soon qualify for Direct File, a free tax-filing option from the IRS.
  • The pilot will begin as an invitation-only service before rolling out to certain taxpayers in 12 states by mid-March.
  • In 2023, individual U.S. taxpayers spent an average of $150 to prepare and file returns, according to the IRS.

As the tax season kicks off next week, Americans have several free filing options — and some taxpayers will soon qualify for a new offering from the IRS.

Known as Direct File, the agency’s free filing software pilot will begin as an invitation-only service for a group of government workers before rolling out to certain taxpayers in 12 states by mid-March.

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Direct File comes after a feasibility report authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act. The report found nearly three-quarters of taxpayers expressed interest in a free IRS-provided filing system.

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Eligible states will include Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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        9 months ago

        I like how you’ve gone from ‘we can’t possibly do this’ to ‘other countries do it, but I don’t know how, so we can’t possibly do this.’

              • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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                9 months ago

                Yes, I know, you suggested that it couldn’t be done in the U.S. but your only answer as to why it can’t be done in the in the U.S. when it can be done in other countries is “I don’t know how it works there,” which is a cop-out. Your ignorance of how it works in other countries doesn’t mean it can’t work in the U.S.

                  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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                    9 months ago

                    You: “A bill for what? How do they know what to bill you for if you don’t tell them where and how you made and spent your money?”

                    Me: Here is a link to show you how other countries do it.

                    You: “I just said I don’t know how they do it so I can’t comment on it. I can only comment on the American tax system as an American taxpayer.”

                    If that is not implying that it can’t be done in the U.S., what did you mean? You apparently didn’t even bother to look at the link to find out how it could be done.