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24 alternatives to IRS Direct File pilot

File your federal taxes directly with the IRS, for free

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. IRS Direct File pilot launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    the IRS recently open sourced most of Direct File, a tax tool it has been working on for a few years now. unfortunately, due to recent events, the IRS isn't working on it anymore. I decided to pick up where they left off and I'm trying to get it ready for next tax season the work behind Direct File is really interesting and I made a lot of it available online to read as well - https://docs.openfile.tax/en/latest/

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Tax filing made fast, easy, and 100% free

    2022 · cash.app · its alternatives →

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    Tax filing web application. Contribute to thegrims/UsTaxes development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Help file your business taxes

    2018 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

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    Let us handle your taxes so you can focus on building

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Open source tax filing web-app

    2022 · ustaxes.org · its alternatives →

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    UsTaxes▲75

    Open source tax filing web-app

    2021 · ustaxes.org · its alternatives →

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    Pilot Tax▲121

    Tax prep service for startups

    2019 · pilot.com · its alternatives →

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    TaxGPT▲214

    Your AI tax assistant, file your taxes for only $50

    2024 · taxgpt.com · its alternatives →

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    TaxDrop▲140

    Get your taxes done in 10 minutes

    2017 · alice.cpa · its alternatives →

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    Do-it-yourself tax filing for India

    2020 · quicko.com · its alternatives →

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    Simple tax deduction finder for freelancers & entrepreneurs

    2016 · hurdlr.com · its alternatives →

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    Freely▲182

    The easiest way to track & organize expenses for freelancers

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Extend your US startup's IRS tax deadline by 6 months

    2023 · inkle.ai · its alternatives →

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    Free tax help from industry experts

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Taxfix▲96

    Tax returns in Germany made super easy 💸🇩🇪

    2018 · taxfix.de · its alternatives →

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    Easily shows how much of your tax $$ goes to each govt 🏛dept

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Stress-free tax withholding for freelancers

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Quicko▲104

    Simple tax return filing for individuals & businesses 🇮🇳

    2019 · quicko.com · its alternatives →

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    Wingspan▲126

    Invoices, benefits, and taxes for independent professionals

    2021 · wingspan.app · its alternatives →

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    Fast, accurate self-employed tax filing

    2025 · everlance.com · its alternatives →

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    Self employed taxes made easy

    2018 · 1tapreceipts.com · its alternatives →

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    Clean/simple interface to prepare and submit your taxes.

    2018 · simpletax.ca · its alternatives →

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