The IRS did a pilot demonstration program of Direct Filing in the recent spring filing season, allowing taxpayers from 12 states to use a government web site to enter their tax info and pay taxes or get refunds. The Treasury Department used money from the Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022 to pay for the program and anticipates using that pile again as it expands it next year by inviting all 50 states to participate. According to the Treasury, more than 140,000 tax filers used the pilot program, saving $5.6 million in tax prep fees and getting collective refunds worth more than $90 million.