The Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday said it would launch a free, government-provided direct tax filing option next year, which could lead to the full-scale launch of an IRS filing system that would compete with private tax preparers.
to Congress on the issue that a majority of American taxpayers have indicated in surveys and in other research that they are interested in using a free government-provided tool to electronically file their tax returns.
The agency estimated that a new direct filing system would cost between $64.3 million and $248.9 million a year to operate, depending on the complexity of returns accepted and the number of taxpayers using the system. The size, scope and complexity of the IRS pilot program, to be available in the 2024 tax filing season, has yet to be determined, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel told reporters, adding that U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen directed IRS to launch the pilot after reviewing the report.
The study was mandated by the climate-focused Inflation Reduction Act, which was backed by only Democratic lawmakers, and provided $80 billion over 10 years for the IRS to beef up enforcement, modernize its technology, improve customer service and rebuild its workforce. Plans for a free-filing system have been criticized by Republicans in Congress as redundant because of free filing options for simple returns provided by private firms, including H&R Block
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