U.S. Department of the Treasury Announces New Jersey To Join IRS Direct File for Filing Season 2025

New Jersey Becomes Next New State to Offer Free IRS Tax Filing Option in 2025 Under President Biden’s Inflation Reduction ActWASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that New Jersey is the next new state to join IRS Direct File for Filing Season 2025. IRS Direct File was made possible by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which provided resources for the IRS to improve customer service in-person, over the phone, and online to ensure taxpayers claim the benefits and deductions for which they are eligible.Following a successful pilot program in 12 states that saw 140,000 taxpayers claim more than $90 million in refunds and save an estimated $5.6 million in filing fees using the free online filing tool, Treasury and the IRS announced Direct File would be made permanent and opened to all states.