IRS Direct File Still Working Amid Conflicting Social Media Posts, White House Says

There was confusion after social media posts suggested the program was terminated.

A copy of an IRS 1040 tax form is seen at an H&R Block office in Miami, Fla., on Dec. 22, 2017. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The White House this week said that the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) free Direct File tool is still online amid speculation that it was taken down.

Earlier this week, Elon Musk wrote on social media platform X that the 18F government agency that worked on projects such as Direct File was “deleted,” sparking concern that the program was scrapped. The IRS announced last year that it would 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 through the program in 2025.