23 hours ago · 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.”

3 days ago · 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 the free electronic tax return filing system permanent and asked all 50 states and the District of Columbia to help taxpayers file their returns ...

2 days ago · The group he had referred to as "deleted" is 18F, which participated in designing and engineering the web-based tax filing system, not the IRS Direct File platform itself.

1 day ago · 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 program remained functional Thursday and is still ...

2 days ago · However, 18F, a digital consulting team that worked on Direct File within the General Services Administration (GSA), remains operational, according to its website.

2 days ago · The Direct File pilot, which launched successfully last year, was created by the IRS in collaboration with something called 18F, which is a part of the Technology Transformation Services.

You can use Direct File if you lived and worked in a participating state and report certain income, credits and deductions. Answer a few questions to find out if Direct File is the right option for your 2024 taxes.

3 days ago · While 18F helped create Direct File, the free filing program is being administered by the IRS, and there is no indication that will change. Even if the team were eliminated, that should not impact ...

3 days ago · Elon Musk creates confusion about IRS' Direct File — but the free tax program is still available. Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk posted on his social media site that he has “deleted” 18F ...

3 days ago · Musk was responding to a post by an X user who called 18F “far left” and mused that Direct File “puts the government in charge” of preparing people's taxes. “That group has been deleted ...