> In addition, the IRS would receive $15 million under this bill to fund a task force that would study the cost and feasibility of creating a free direct e-file program.
"The agency previously committed not to create its own tax filing software as part of an alliance called the Free File Program. In exchange, private tax filing software companies agreed to provide free services to low- and moderate-income taxpayers."
And then continues:
"Roughly 4% of eligible taxpayers used the Free File Program’s private providers to file their taxes in 2020. Intuit and H&R Block, who previously represented two-thirds of the program’s usage, both left the agreement in the past three years."
> In addition, the IRS would receive $15 million under this bill to fund a task force that would study the cost and feasibility of creating a free direct e-file program.