More than a dozen taxpayers filed their returns using the IRS’s new agency-run free filing tool after it went live at the start of filing season, the agency said Thursday.
“The ‘First Filers’ have successfully and securely filed their returns for free through Direct File, and the IRS is continuing to progress through internal testing,” Bridget Roberts, Direct File pilot lead, said in a statement.
An IRS official said the agency focused on filers from states without an income tax before it integrates with taxpayers in partnering states with an income tax. The initial internal testing phase will be limited ...
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