Elon Musk wrote on X on Monday that 18F, the digital consulting team who developed the IRS Direct File system, had been ...

Though the billionaire presidential adviser created confusion when he said he’d “deleted” the agency behind it, the free ...

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk posted on his social media site that he has “deleted” 18F, a government agency that worked ...

In early February 2025, claims emerged that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Elon Musk, had terminated, ...

Elon Musk, head of the chaos-causing Department of Government Efficiency, made an assertion this week that raised questions in some people’s minds about the status of the IRS Direct File program. That ...

The IRS’ free tax-preparation program remains a free option for taxpayers this year, but the fate of a group of government technologists that helped develop it is less certain.

Americans across multiple states who were planning to file their taxes through a free IRS online program still have the opportunity to do so, despite Elon Musk’s comments about taking away the ...

As of Monday evening, 18F’s website was still operational, as was the Direct File website. But the digital services agency’s X account was deleted. The IRS announced last year that it will ...

It's also the first day millions of taxpayers can use the IRS' Direct File system to submit their 2024 returns online for free. Launched as a pilot program in 12 states in March 2024, Direct File ...