The IRS on Tuesday unveiled more details about its direct filing pilot program launching for the 2024 tax season.
Known as Direct File, the pilot will allow certain taxpayers to electronically file federal tax returns for free directly through the IRS, the agency told reporters on a press call.
Starting in 2024, Arizona, California, Massachusetts and New York will integrate state tax filings into the pilot program. Taxpayers from Alaska, Florida, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming may also be eligible.
An IRS official estimates "at least several hundred thousand taxpayers across the country" will have the option to participate in the 2024 pilot program.
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"In this limited pilot for 2024, we will be working closely with the states that have agreed to participate in an important test run of the state integration," IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said. "This will help us gather important information about the future direction of the Direct File program."
After filing federal returns through Direct File, the software will direct taxpayers to state-sponsored tools to complete separate state filings. For 2024, this integration will only include participating states.
willstr1 on October 18th, 2023 at 14:30 UTC »
Any news on if they are doing it the smart way, they already get copies of all the major tax paperwork (W2s, 1099s, etc) so they should be able to have a system where you just need to confirm the accuracy and answer a few questions for deductions that aren't covered by the forms.
Or will it just be a government ran alternative to TurboTax with no real additional features (other than being free)
PixelationIX on October 18th, 2023 at 14:19 UTC »
The states that will be eligible.
danathecount on October 18th, 2023 at 14:13 UTC »
Fuck Intuit for lobbying against this for decades.
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-turbotax-20-year-fight-to-stop-americans-from-filing-their-taxes-for-free