Remarks by Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo at the Code for America Conference

As Prepared for DeliveryThank you to Code for America for inviting me to speak at today’s conference about IRS Direct File, our new option for Americans to file their taxes for free.Direct File is just one of many ways the IRS is working to save taxpayers time and money given the resources we now have due to the Inflation Reduction Act. We’re using those resources to do things like the successful Pilot Program that we just had for Direct File, where we’ve seen taxpayers all over the country ask the IRS to provide services like this, and I’m happy to be here today to announce that the Treasury Department and IRS are planning to make sure that the Direct File is here to stay.We’re excited to extend an open invitation to all 50 states to join Direct File starting next filing season.