Direct File Has Overwhelming Strong User Support, Treasury Says

Taxpayers that have filed their returns using the IRS free electronic filing tool have so far claimed more than $30 million in refunds and saved millions in filing fees, a Treasury Department official said Friday.

The response from Americans who have used Direct File is “overwhelmingly strong” as the agency hears from users in its customer survey, the official said.

Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act set aside $15 million for the IRS to issue a report on the feasibility of creating a direct e-filing tax return system. The Direct File tool, which the IRS was directed by Treasury to create, has ...