However, a community note under Lorusso’s post provides further context:
“IRS’s Direct File service is a free service that allows people to prepare and e-file their tax returns. Contrary to the post’s claim, the service does not put “the government in charge of preparing peoples tax returns for them.”
The official Direct File website calls the service a “free tax tool to file your federal taxes directly with the IRS.”
18F describes itself as “a team of designers, software engineers, strategists, and product managers within the General Services Administration” that started life within the auspices of the Presidential Innovation Fellows and collaborates with other agencies to “fix technical problems, build products, and improve public service through technology.”
That group has been deleted https://t.co/TICeriaLlA
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 3, 2025
