24 States Will Adopt the IRS’s Free Filing Program for the 2025 Tax Season

While proponents claim cost savings and convenience, opponents argue that the program will have negative consequences for taxpayers over the long run.
24 States Will Adopt the IRS’s Free Filing Program for the 2025 Tax Season
Federal tax forms at the IRS in Chicago on Nov. 1, 2005. Scott Olson/Getty Images
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More than 30 million Americans across 24 states will be eligible for Direct File in filing season 2025, according to a joint statement from the Department of the Treasury and the IRS.

Tax-paying citizens were able to use Direct File, the free e-filing service, in the states of Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming during the pilot launch last year. For 2025, this has expanded to Alaska, Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, the IRS said in an Oct. 3 statement.

Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.