Katie Porter: “Each year, millions of Americans pay third- party software companies to file their taxes. Having to pay hundreds of…”

“Each year, millions of Americans pay third- party software companies to file their taxes. Having to pay hundreds of dollars in fees just to pay your taxes makes no sense. I championed a program called Direct File to change that, which was included in the Inflation Reduction Act. As a result, thousands of Americans filed their taxes directly with the government this year for free. Despite Big Tax Prep lobbying against Direct File, 140,000 Americans, including 33,000 Californians, used the pilot program this year. People want this program. Even better, 9 out of 10 people who used Direct File had a positive experience and said it made them more confident in the IRS. Let's take the win here, Congress. We don't have that many, to be honest. Let's make the Direct File program permanent and available nationwide. ____________________”