“Direct File marks the first time you can electronically file a tax return directly with the IRS,” IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said. “And you can’t beat the price — its free.”
Considering only 2% of Americans used this option previously, I'm just doing my part (as a hunter) to help promote awareness of this pilot!
About IRS Direct File pilot on Product Hunt
“File your federal taxes directly with the IRS, for free”
IRS Direct File pilot launched on Product Hunt on March 17th, 2024 and earned 200 upvotes and 14 comments, placing #6 on the daily leaderboard. Direct File is a new free tax tool to file your federal taxes directly with the IRS. Currently, it supports simple tax situations in a 12 states.
On the analytics side, IRS Direct File pilot competes within Money — topics that collectively have 4.5k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how IRS Direct File pilot performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted IRS Direct File pilot?
IRS Direct File pilot was hunted by Chris Messina. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of IRS Direct File pilot including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
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