The Biden administration on Thursday made permanent and expanded a program that gives the IRS the power to calculate the amount of taxes each participant owes to the federal government.
In October, the administration launched the IRS Direct File as a pilot program in 13 states. It allows users to have the IRS calculate their taxes for free.
President Biden and his Treasury Department touted the program as a way for Americans to save time and money by having the IRS do their taxes instead of paying a tax preparer service.
Critics, including 13 GOP attorneys general who organized to stop the program, say it’s an unlawful government-run tax service that is little used and mismanaged.