[I am happy to post this follow-up essay from Professor Rob Natelson]. My July 12 entry provided links to Founding-era sources showing that the Constitution's category of "direct taxes" included ...

After weeks of testing, the Internal Revenue Service's free electronic tax-filing system finally launched Tuesday for taxpayers in 12 states. The new system, called Direct File, in-house online filing ...

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The IRS will test a free tax filing service in 2024 for a subset of lucky taxpayers in as many as 13 states, the agency announced today. Direct File, as the service is called, is a shot across the ...

The announcement, which was made jointly by U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen and IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel, made clear that the agency intended to extend and expand the Direct File ...

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Trump's Treasury Department calls Direct File 'a failed program' Casey Lantz had a particularly painless time filing her taxes this year - though it may be the last time she can say that. The Seattle ...

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