WASHINGTON – Following Trump IRS Commissioner Billy Long reportedly confirming that Direct File is “gone,” U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement:
“President Trump’s tax policy makes life richer for billionaires and harder for just about everyone else. The Trump administration ending Direct File will make filing taxes more expensive and more difficult for Americans. It’s no secret why this administration went after a free, easy-to-use tax filing program: it threatens the tax prep industry’s bottom line. The Trump administration just handed a massive gift to the giant tax prep companies that spent millions lobbying to kill Direct File.
“Filing your taxes should be easy and free, and Congress should step in to protect and expand Direct File.”