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

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

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

Elon Musk posted Monday on his social media site that he had “deleted” 18F, a government agency that worked on technology ...

T he IRS Direct File program, which allows eligible taxpayers in 25 states to file their taxes for free on the IRS’s website, ...

In recent days, a tweet from Elon Musk on X (formerly known as Twitter) stirred up quite a bit of confusion. Musk claimed to ...

Here's what to know. Elon Musk wrote on X on Monday that 18F, the digital consulting team who developed the IRS Direct File system, had been deleted. However, the free tax-prep program remained ...

The Direct File pilot, which launched successfully last year, was created by the IRS in collaboration with something called ...

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 make ...