GOP state officials call on IRS to terminate free tax-filing pilot program

Published March 25, 2024 5:02pm ET



Nearly two dozen state officials are calling for the Biden administration to terminate a new free tax-filing program by the IRS.

Indiana State Treasurer Daniel Elliott led a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and others from 21 state Republican financial officers arguing against the pilot program. They argued the IRS Direct File program is “a solution in search of a problem” and specifically raised concerns about its effects on state tax returns.

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