The end of free tax filing, briefly explained
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Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration has killed a short-lived IRS program designed to make filing tax returns fast and free.
What happened? The fate of IRS Direct File, which was introduced as a pilot program in 2024, has been in question since earlier this year, when it became a........





















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