Last tax season, the IRS’s free filing system, Direct File, expanded to 25 US states, with more than 296,000 people submitting a tax return through the service, according to NextGov. The program was widely seen as a success, but in March the Department of Government Efficiency eliminated the tech unit that helped develop Direct File, and in November the IRS announced it would discontinue the system.
That leaves a lot of paid tax prep services quite happy, but there are still a few…

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