Direct File won't happen in 2026, IRS tells states
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Re: Direct File won't happen in 2026, IRS tells states
#2Isn't it great to have a government that serves corporations and not its people!
Re: Direct File won't happen in 2026, IRS tells states
#3As long as they don't kill FreeFillableForms...
Re: Direct File won't happen in 2026, IRS tells states
#4https://github.com/IRS-Public/direct-file Obviously the 2025 version will be out of date for the 2026 filing season, though public code means it can always be revived by anyone else.
(previous HN threads: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44182356 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44131901 )
Re: Direct File won't happen in 2026, IRS tells states
#5Money well spent
https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-makers-turbotax-gave-trum...
Re: Direct File won't happen in 2026, IRS tells states
#6As long as they don't kill FreeFillableForms...
Re: Direct File won't happen in 2026, IRS tells states
#7Isn't it great to have a government that serves corporations and not its people!
no
Re: Direct File won't happen in 2026, IRS tells states
#8With the rise of AI there is no excuse on why tax software should be so hard to make.
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#9Re: Direct File won't happen in 2026, IRS tells states
#10With the rise of AI there is no excuse on why tax software should be so hard to make.
You’re going to give your tax data - some of the most sensitive data to some constituents - to OpenAI / Google / some other startup?
That seems like a nightmare of a product as far as privacy is concerned.