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The Inflation Reduction Act continues to have a positive impact on everyday Americans.
This tax season, thanks to the IRA, the Biden-Harris administration rolled out a new website called Direct File, in order to provide free and easy tax filing services. The pilot program was launched in 12 states and the initial results point to a successful program, including:
- With over 140,000 filings, exceeded goal of reaching 100k people
- Cost of the software came in under budget
- Feedback from 15,000 users resulted in 90% rating their experience Excellent or Above Average
- 61% found the free site more straightforward than the method they used last year
- Users saved an estimated $5.6 million in tax preparation fees
- Users claimed $90 million in refunds
Republicans are opposed to the program, claiming it is a waste of taxpayer money to give everyday Americans a free option to file their tax returns.
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Sources: Axios, The Atlantic, IRS, US Treasury
