Feb 4, 2025 · As of Monday evening, 18F’s website was still operational, as was the Direct File website. But the digital services agency’s X account was deleted. The IRS announced last year that it will make the free electronic tax return filing system permanent and asked all 50 states and the District of Columbia to help taxpayers file their returns ...

5 days ago · The original X post, which Musk was responding to, said 18F built the "Direct File" service that “puts the government in charge of preparing peoples (sic) tax returns for them.”

6 days ago · However, 18F, a digital consulting team that worked on Direct File within the General Services Administration (GSA), remains operational, according to its website.

Feb 5, 2025 · The group he had referred to as "deleted" is 18F, which participated in designing and engineering the web-based tax filing system, not the IRS Direct File platform itself.

Feb 5, 2025 · The Direct File pilot, which launched successfully last year, was created by the IRS in collaboration with something called 18F, which is a part of the Technology Transformation Services.

Feb 4, 2025 · Musk was responding to a post by an X user who called 18F “far left” and mused that Direct File “puts the government in charge” of preparing people's taxes.

Feb 4, 2025 · While 18F helped create Direct File, the free filing program is being administered by the IRS, and there is no indication that will change. Even if the team were eliminated, that should not impact ...

Feb 4, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk posted Monday on his social media site that he had “deleted” 18F, a government agency that worked on technology projects such as the IRS’...

Mar 12, 2024 · The IRS worked closely with the U.S. Digital Service and the General Services Administration’s technology office 18F to build and test Direct File. Initial testing began in early February 2024 with a handful of federal and state government employees, followed by short open availability windows for more taxpayers to start their returns.

Feb 4, 2025 · Musk was responding to a post by an X user who called 18F “far left” and mused that Direct File “puts the government in charge” of preparing people’s taxes.