The Trump administration plans to terminate the IRS’s free tax-filing program, Direct File. Launched in 2024, the pilot was available in 12 states initially and expanded to 25 states this year. The program’s website indicates it will remain open until October 15 for those with filing extensions. Direct File cost $31.8 million last year, with projected costs of $75 million for 2025. The decision to end the program was communicated to IRS staff in mid-March, halting development for the 2026 tax season. Concurrently, the IRS is set to lose about a third of its staff this year due to layoffs and resignations. Intuit, the company behind TurboTax, has criticized Direct File, arguing it’s an unnecessary expenditure of taxpayer money.
Wall Street Apes
@WallStreetApes
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Feb 21 It’s Begun“Well, this is it y’all. I have officially been laid off from The IRS per the executive order from Donald Trump”– Democrats wanted 87,000 additional IRS agents to target Americans
– Trump is downsizing The IRS, with plans to Abolish The IRS
Mike Sylvester, CPA
@FortWayneCPA
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Apr 15 The IRS started the year with 100,000 employees. 7,000 probationary employees were fired without cause. 5,000 took first buyout offer.Now 22,000 have accepted 2nd buyout offer.September 16th there will be about 66,000 left. Most will be near or above retirement age. They
Bloomberg TV
@BloombergTV
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Apr 15 The Trump administration is not done taking aim at the IRS.After terminating more than 7,000 employees, mostly involved in tax enforcement, it may still cut the agency’s workforce by up to 25%. Annmarie Hordern reports http://bloom.bg/4cBUa1K
Americans For Tax Fairness
@4TaxFairness
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Apr 1 Wow.38% of the staff from the IRS unit that audits billionaires and the ultra-wealthy have now been laid off.That’s not cutting waste, fraud, and abuse.That’s cutting government employees and agencies that hold the rich and powerful accountable.
Patriotic Millionaires
@PatrioticMills
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21h The Trump admin plans to let go more than 20% of its staff from Taxpayer Advocate Service—people whose literal jobs are to help those struggling with their finances, identity theft, or other tax issues.Firing them isn’t efficient. It’s bullshit.
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