In a post on X, unelected government official Elon Musk revealed that he has cut the staff of the Internal Revenue Service that oversaw the system that allows Americans to file their taxes for free easily on its website.A right-wing MAGA influencer called the "direct file" tax program a "far left go...

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25117460

Summary

Elon Musk claimed on X that he eliminated the IRS team responsible for the “Direct File” program, which allows Americans to file taxes online for free.

His statement came in response to a right-wing influencer criticizing the program as government overreach.

However, the Treasury Department confirms that the Direct File system remains active, offering free tax filing with customer support.

The program, available in English and Spanish, is optional, allowing taxpayers to choose between using it or filing their taxes manually.

  • Fredselfish@lemmy.world
    232·
    13 hours ago

    To late he just got rid of what takes to do our fucking taxes. I REFUSE TO USE TURBOTAX OR HR BLOCK OR ANY OTHER PREDATORY TAX FILING COMPANY.

    Guess no refund for us and no child tax credit.

    Btw what the fuck is Congress doing? This motherfucker should not be able to do any of this, yet no one stopping him.

    • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip
      18·
      13 hours ago

      You do you. Personally, I want to get my money while I still can. But if you would rather throw away you and your children’s money then … 'kay.

      Because there are basically 3 outcomes for the IRS at this point

      1. musk et al completely destroy it and insist that income tax is no longer a thing and only sales tax exists. I forget if this is part of project 2025 but it is something republicans have been arguing for decades because it predominantly hurts lower income households
      2. Democrats do their fucking job and intervene and we file taxes normally
      3. musk et al completely compromise the IRS and make it a point to attack “the little guy” so they can insist they are hard on crime while actively ignoring all their cronies who refuse to ever pay taxes again.

      And if you truly refuse to use any software? You can file by hand. I did back in college when I couldn’t afford even fricking turbotax.

      • Eatspancakes84@lemmy.world
        22·
        8 hours ago

        Democrats cannot fix this. Perhaps you lived under a rock, but they lost power in all branches of government. Further, whether the actions by Musk violate the constitution is up for review by the courts, not congress. Remember who is in charge there? People warned that electing Trump would end Democracy, but I guess they were just scaremongering.

    • DarkFuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      11 hours ago

      yet no one stopping him.

      Turns out America is weak as fuck. We’re only good at applying force when it comes to other nations.

    • ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
      4·
      11 hours ago

      Btw what the fuck is Congress doing?

      Republicans? Sucking a lot Trump, Musk, and any other billionaire’s dick.

      Democrats? Completely self-sabotaging any attempt to get any opposition going.

    • Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world
      8·
      13 hours ago

      The article goes on to mention he is either lying or doesn’t know what he is talking about as the system is very much still in place. It could be either, and likely it’s both, that he doesn’t know enough to be sure if he did or not, but would be ok if it turns out to be a lie anyway.