Senate Finance Committee ranking member Ron Wyden said the IRS wouldn’t be permanently barred from offering its own free filing program under his tax administration bill.
“Just this morning, I’ve also gotten confirmation from the IRS chief counsel that the IRS can terminate Free File and design their own direct-file product with 12 months’ notice,” Wyden (D-Ore.) said at an April 10 hearing on tax-filing season.
Concern was raised over a provision in an IRS administration bill (H.R. 1957) that passed the House by voice vote April 9. The provision codifies the IRS Free File program, a partnership ...
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