The free online federal tax platform will be available to Pennsylvanians for the 2025 tax season.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, left, and Gov. Josh Shapiro announce Pennsylvania's participation in a new federal tax filing program.program, a free online platform to file federal taxes. Standing alongside U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Philadelphia on Tuesday, he called the tool a “game changer.”Direct File started as a pilot program across a dozen states during the 2024 filing season, and more than 140,000 taxpayers with simple tax situations participated.
Since the pilot was deemed successful, the United States Treasury Department and IRS decided to make Direct File a permanent option for all states. Now, it’s up to the states whether to opt in to the program. “As time goes on, the thought is that we’ll continue to build on it and it will have additional features in the future,” said Jeffrey Johnson, spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue.
In Pennsylvania, at least 1.5 million taxpayers will be eligible to use the system, according to the federal treasury department.Taxpayers can only use Direct File for federal taxes, so Pennsylvania is collaborating with the IRS to streamline Direct File and myPATH.
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