GOP Senators Blast IRS Decision to Create Direct File Tool

Almost two dozen GOP Senators rebuked the creation of the IRS’s free tax filing tool in a letter to the IRS Commissioner Wednesday.

“This program was not authorized by Congress and is a massive and ill-advised expansion of the power of the IRS,” the letter to Danny Werfel said.

Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) are among the lawmakers calling on the IRS to respond to questions on where the agency got its authority to launch Direct File, where Congress appropriated funds for the tool, and if the agency plans to hire or assign more employees to support ...