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Direct File was a free, online government service that allowed eligible taxpayers to file their federal tax returns directly with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Direct File was developed by an in-house team of technologists at the IRS. The blended, cross-agency team included support from USDS and GSA, as well as vendor teams TrussWorks, Coforma, and ATI.
| Organization Type: | Government / public sector |
|---|---|
| Status: | Inactive |
| Closed: | 2025 |
| Postmortem: | https://defector.com/free-easy-dead-the-difficult-birth-and-predictable-death-of-irs-direct-file |
| Last Modified: | 2026-05-22 00:00:00 |
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