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HR9109FEDERALFederal Billfiled

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Proposed Ban on IRS Free Tax Filing Service

Original title: IRS Overreach Prevention Act

Record date · July 23, 2024

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What This Bill Would Do

This bill would force the IRS to shut down its '' program and prevent the agency from creating any future free, public electronic tax filing options for taxpayers.

Why it matters

If passed, this legislation would eliminate the government-provided free tax filing service, requiring taxpayers who currently use it to rely exclusively on private-sector tax preparation software or services.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Taxpayers

Taxpayers would lose access to the government-provided free electronic tax filing service.

Directly affected

Internal Revenue Service

The agency would be required to terminate the existing Direct File program and is prohibited from developing similar future services.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Direct File program?

is a free, public electronic tax return-filing service option provided by the Internal Revenue Service.

Does this bill stop me from filing my taxes for free?

The bill specifically prohibits the IRS from providing a free, public electronic filing service; it does not regulate free filing options offered by private companies.

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Where This Stands

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Discoveries

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policy shift95% confidence

Restriction of IRS Digital Services

The bill represents a legislative attempt to reverse the recent trend of the IRS providing direct-to-consumer digital tax filing tools.

Internal Revenue Service Secretary of the Treasury

Connected Entities

W. Steube, Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Womack and 7 more

PersonW. Steube“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

OrganizationSecretary of the Treasury“The individual being prevented from implementing the program”Map →

PersonMr. Womack“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

PersonMs. Tenney“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

PersonMr. Hern“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

PersonMr. Bacon“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

PersonMrs. Miller of West Virginia“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

PersonMr. Edwards“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

PersonMr. Reschenthaler“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

PersonMr. Smith of Nebraska“Lead sponsor of the bill”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.congress.gov

Analysis Score

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Significance75
How much this matters to a regular citizen
Controversy85
Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
Entertainment20
Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
Buzz60
Current news / social attention level

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