Senators ask watchdog to probe IRS Free File program
(L-R) Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sen. Angus King (I-ME) speak to reporters about a corporate minimum tax plan at the U.S. Capitol October 26, 2021 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
ByNatalie Alms,
Senior Correspondent, Nextgov/FCW
May 18, 2026 04:54 PM ET
The IRS is relying on the Free File partnership with tax prep companies to offer most Americans a free way to file online after cancelling Direct File, a government-run alternative.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Angus King, I-Maine, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., want the Government Accountability Office to conduct a review of Free File, the IRS program run in partnership with private tax prep companies to offer most Americans a free way to file their taxes online.
Created in exchange for the IRS not competing with the tax prep industry in offering its own free, online tax filing service for...
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