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    The IRS is building its own online tax filing system. Tax-prep companies aren't happy

    The IRS is working to develop its own free electronic tax-filing system in a potential challenge to commercial products such as TurboTax. The agency plans a pilot test of the program next year.
    by Scott Horsley May 16, 2023 2 minutes
    The IRS is working on a plan that would allow taxpayers to file directly with the government online, but tax preparation companies plan stiff opposition.

    The IRS is developing a system that would let taxpayers send electronic returns directly to the government for free, sidestepping commercial options such as TurboTax.

    The agency plans a pilot test of the program next year.

    Many other countries already offer taxpayers a government-run filing system. But the IRS plan is likely to face stiff opposition from the $14

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