IRS would offer free online tax filing, ending deals that block government tax services.
This bill would make the IRS's free online tax filing program permanent, allowing millions of Americans to prepare and file their federal taxes directly with the government. It would also stop the IRS from making new deals that prevent it from offering these services, and void existing ones. The goal is to make tax filing simpler and free for more people.
Today, the IRS may operate a Direct File pilot program, but its existence and features are not permanently required by law, and the government might be limited by agreements with private companies. After this bill, the IRS would be required to establish a permanent, free online tax preparation and filing service for individual income tax returns, and all agreements restricting the government's ability to provide such services would be prohibited or voided. This would also clarify filing deadlines for certain electronically filed information returns.
HR 7806 · 119th Congress · March 4, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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