Not mentioned in today's post on the Taxpayer Advocate Service, but I want to take a moment to share a link to the IRS Direct Pilot Program for filing 2023 federal taxes: https://directfile.irs.gov/.
Taxpayers desperately need a free and functional e-filing service through the IRS. If you’re eligible to participate in this pilot, I suggest trying it out! User data is crucial for services like this to succeed in practice, not just in theory.
Didn't know about this pilot program! So this is a trial for a free filing service that would be an alternative to private services through companies like TurboTax?
Thanks for letting me know more about what I don't know.
Not mentioned in today's post on the Taxpayer Advocate Service, but I want to take a moment to share a link to the IRS Direct Pilot Program for filing 2023 federal taxes: https://directfile.irs.gov/.
Taxpayers desperately need a free and functional e-filing service through the IRS. If you’re eligible to participate in this pilot, I suggest trying it out! User data is crucial for services like this to succeed in practice, not just in theory.
Didn't know about this pilot program! So this is a trial for a free filing service that would be an alternative to private services through companies like TurboTax?
Yes! The IRS posts updates here: https://www.irs.gov/about-irs/strategic-plan/direct-file-pilot-news. Also check out this IRS report about the feasibility of an IRS direct-e file program that came out of the Inflation Reduction Act: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p5788.pdf.
Thanks, Audrey!