IRS Direct File
Matters involving IRS Direct File in the outlets we track, each followed as an arc, with who covered it.
12 linked stories in all years we hold
The earliest story we hold is from Oct 17, 2023.
Stories involving IRS Direct File0 named stories in 2025
No named arcs in 2025 yet.
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Week of Apr 14, 2025 - Apr 20, 2025: 4 left, 12 center, 2 right, 9% of the sources that published that week · 35 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
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| Feb 3, 2025 - Feb 9, 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3% |
| Feb 10, 2025 - Feb 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 17, 2025 - Feb 23, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Feb 24, 2025 - Mar 2, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 3, 2025 - Mar 9, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 10, 2025 - Mar 16, 2025 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 7% |
| Mar 17, 2025 - Mar 23, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 24, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 31, 2025 - Apr 6, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 7, 2025 - Apr 13, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 14, 2025 - Apr 20, 2025 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 35 | 9% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
24 left · 35 center · 12 right: 71 sources on the spectrum, across 12 linked stories.
Everything else3 updates in 2025 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about IRS Direct File that are not part of any story yet
- Apr 16– 17Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program for free tax filing, sources say35 articles · 18 sources4 left, 12 center, 2 right
- Feb 4Elon Musk creates confusion about IRS' Direct File — but the free tax program is still available5 articles · 5 sources2 left, 2 center, 1 right
Stories that name IRS Direct File
- Mar 13A government program made tax filing free and more efficient. Musk and DOGE may get rid of it anyway33 articles · 13 sources4 left, 7 center, 2 right