The U.S. Department of the Treasury estimates that one-third of federal income tax returns could use IRS Direct File for free this season. Here’s who qualifies.
A free tax filing program from the IRS fully opened in 12 pilot states on Tuesday — and officials from the U.S. Department of the Treasury have released state-by-state estimates of how many people qualify.
“Direct File eligibility is limited to those with simple tax returns this filing season,” Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo said during a press call on Monday. “But a large percentage of Americans qualify.”
The Treasury estimates that one-third of federal income tax returns could use Direct File this season and 19 million taxpayers may currently be eligible.Estimated state-by-state eligibility
The Treasury estimates that 19 million taxpayers may be eligible to use Direct File this season, with the following breakdown in each pilot state:
California: 5.
