The IRS has faced intense blowback to Direct File from private tax preparation companies that have made billions from ...

Though some social media users interpreted Elon Musk's X post as meaning the service was closed, its website remained active ...

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 ...

The IRS’ free tax-preparation program remains a free option for taxpayers this year, but the fate of a group of government ...

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk posted on his social media site that he has “deleted” 18F, a government agency that worked on technology projects such as the IRS's Direct File program ...

Read More: Trump and Musk Have All of Washington on Edge—Just Like They Wanted As of Monday evening, 18F’s website was still operational, as was the Direct File website. But the digital ...

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.

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 ...

The original X post, which Musk was responding to, said 18F built the "Direct File" service that “puts the government in charge of preparing peoples (sic) tax returns for them.” The ...