Eligible federal and state workers will be the first taxpayers to file returns using the new IRS-run free filing pilot set to launch this filing season.
After initial testing with more than 100 users, the IRS will release the tool and phase in low- and moderate-income taxpayers filing simple returns, starting with government workers. A government-run free filing option would allow taxpayers to submit their returns directly to the federal government at no cost.
The launch is expected to disrupt the multi-billion-dollar tax preparation software industry that has lobbied against a government run program for decades, claiming it’s unnecessary and ...
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