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IRS Direct File
Direct File is a free, online government service allowing eligible taxpayers to file their federal tax returns directly to the Internal Revenue Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Direct File was designed to be guided, multi-lingual, interview-based, and accessible to taxpayers who have a variety of attitudes, aptitudes, abilities, and access needs. Background During the 2021 tax filing season, the two most used tax-filing software programs (TurboTax and H&R Block) no longer participated in the Free File Program after the companies deliberately hid the free option from taxpayers. Through the program, commercial tax software companies in the Free File Alliance offer a free filing option to eligible U.S. taxpayers. In early 2022, because the two largest members of the Free File Alliance no longer provided free support to taxpayers through the program, there were renewed calls for the IRS to develop and offer their own free tax-filing option that was simple and easy to use and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the revenue service for the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government, which is responsible for collecting Taxation in the United States, U.S. federal taxes and administering the Internal Revenue Code, the main body of the federal statutory tax law. It is an agency of the United States Department of the Treasury, Department of the Treasury and led by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, who is appointed to a five-year term by the President of the United States. The duties of the IRS include providing tax assistance to taxpayers; pursuing and resolving instances of erroneous or fraudulent tax filings; and overseeing various benefits programs, including the Affordable Care Act. The IRS originates from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, a federal office created in 1862 to assess the nation's first income tax to fund the American Civil War. The temporary measure funded over a fifth of the Union's war expens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
