(The Center Square) – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis sent a letter this week to the U.S. Treasury Department calling on it to undo its suspension of the IRS Direct File tool, which he argues saves money for taxpayers.

The free, online tool was launched in 2024.

“I want to make it as simple as possible for people to file taxes and access the tax credits and deductions they’ve already earned but often miss out on,” Polis said in his letter. “I was disappointed to see the result of the Treasury’s report on Direct File, which announces the suspension of the tool and ignores how effective and accurate it was.”

The U.S. Treasury Department cited high costs and the many filing alternatives available to taxpayers as reasons for the program’s suspension.

“Direct File had low overall participation an

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