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Dayum, they are now charging.
Wait!
IRS.gov says Free File is open.
Here's the link: https://www.irs.gov/e-file-do-your-taxes-for-free
And they support English, Spanish, and six additional languages.
NERDS.xyz – Real Tech News for Real NerdsStop paying TurboTax when IRS Free File covers most taxpayers for FREE
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/01/irs-free-file-2026/
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬The #IRS #Tax Filing #Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Released as #OpenSource
#DirectFile and the IRS's #FreeFile program more broadly have been the subject of years of #lobbying efforts by financial technology giants like #Intuit, which makes #TurboTax. #DOGE also sought to kill Direct File.
About 300,000 people used it last year as part of a limited pilot program, and those who did gave it incredibly positive reviews!
https://www.404media.co/directfile-open-source-irs-tax-filing-software-turbotax-is-trying-to-kil/
https://archive.ph/U6j4b
#DirectFile and the IRS's #FreeFile program more broadly have been the subject of years of #lobbying efforts by financial technology giants like #Intuit, which makes #TurboTax. #DOGE also sought to kill Direct File.
About 300,000 people used it last year as part of a limited pilot program, and those who did gave it incredibly positive reviews!
https://www.404media.co/directfile-open-source-irs-tax-filing-software-turbotax-is-trying-to-kil/
https://archive.ph/U6j4b
Joe OrtizNot surprised that Intuit, owner of TurboTax lobbied so hard in the past year plus to kill it and I'm sure they'll kill Free File when they have the chance.
https://prospect.org/power/2025-04-17-intuit-turbotax-wins-battle-against-taxpayers-irs-direct-file/
So Direct File is basically dead, and I won't be surprised if Free File follows suit. Huge win for Intuit, H&R Block, the rich and powerful and a huge loss for everyone else.
https://apnews.com/article/irs-direct-file-tax-returns-free-trump-4bb0bca02fab9b3d06ae6f45ac67b7ab
Trump administration plans to end IRS free tax filing program, sources say
The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program. That's the electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free. Word about the decision comes from two people familiar with the move who weren't authorized to publicly discuss the plans and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Users credit it with making tax filing easy, fast and economical. But Republican lawmakers and commercial tax preparation companies complain the program is a waste of taxpayer money because free filing programs already exist. A Treasury Department official hasn't made a decision about the program’s future.
Kinky KoboldsSo, it's tax day. If, like us, you've put this off to the last minute: good luck. Even if you don't need to file a return, you have to file one to get any refund you're entitled to.
There are ways of filing simple returns for free, with additional options if you made less than $67,000 last year. You may find them useful. https://www.irs.gov/file-your-taxes-for-free
Speed demon 🇪🇺 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇵🇸@pluralistic I just filed my taxes in #Norway. 5 minutes to skim the pre-filled form, accept with no changes, submit.
#FreeFile #Intuit #IRS
Was pleased to see they had all the deductions already filled in. If I'd had an expensive commute for work, I'd have been able submit receipts to get a deduction above the standard minimum. Same with any non-electronic transactions I might have had. I don't , so I didn't.
#FreeFile #Intuit #IRS
Was pleased to see they had all the deductions already filled in. If I'd had an expensive commute for work, I'd have been able submit receipts to get a deduction above the standard minimum. Same with any non-electronic transactions I might have had. I don't , so I didn't.
LilMikeSFDespite 76% #bipartisan approval of #FreeFile #IRS tax fling option online, billionaire “special government employee,” #MelonHusk, announced today he has #deleted the #InternalRevenueService’s free filing option from it's web site
https://www.thedailybeast.com/musk-says-hes-deleted-popular-free-irs-tax-filing-program/
Democracy Matters 
Elon Musk announced that he has dissolved the Internal Revenue Service’s free file program, effectively firing the staff who worked on the popular program, the Daily Beast reports.
The billionaire revealed that he “deleted” the group of individuals who oversaw the system that allows Americans to easily file their taxes for free on the IRS website.
#DeportElonMusk #FreeFile #StopTrumpNow #TrumpDidThis #RepublicansDidThis #RepublicansOwnThis #GOPKakistocracy #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol
Blender StudioMost people at the studio tested the new Brushstroke addon we released - and Vivien wanted to share her experiment, based on the Last Guardian video game. 😺 🪽 Enjoy and share your own creations!
#b3d #brushtrokes #BlenderStudio #freefile #fanart
https://studio.blender.org/blog/last-guardian-fan-art-demo-file/
