Colorado Gov. Jared Polis recently sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging the federal government not to suspend the easy-to-use Direct File tool.
Direct File allowed residents in 25 states to file federal tax directly with the Internal Revenue Service. The 2025 Trump tax bill ended the service, and it will not be offered for the 2026 filing season.
The tool launched in 2024 and was integrated with separate filing tools in 12 states this year. Polis had been an advocate of Direct File and had previously announced that Coloradans would be able to participate starting in 2026 for the 2025 tax year.
“I want to make it as simple as possible for people to file taxes and access the tax credits and deductions many Americans have already earned but often miss out on,” Polis said. “That’s why last year we were proud to partner with the IRS so starting next year, taxpayers in Colorado could use Direct File as a one-stop shop to fully file and get their money back. That’s also why I was disappointed to see the result of Treasury’s report on Direct File, which announces the suspension of the tool and ignores how effective and accurate it was.”