Trump Ends IRS Direct File

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AP: Trump admin to kill IRS free tax-filing service that Intuit lobbied against

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The IRS launched Direct File in a pilot for the 2024 tax filing season .

It was available to taxpayers in 12 states last year , and was available in 25 states this year .

Intuit has said that "Direct File is not free tax preparation, but rather a thinly veiled scheme" The IRS will lose about a third of its staff this year through layoffs and resignation offers.

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