Blog de Dunlap: Filing your taxes is more difficult and more expensive in 2026 because of Trump. Here’s how:

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Filing your taxes is more difficult and more expensive in 2026 because of Trump. Here’s how:

Danielle, in case you needed the reminder: Tax Day is one week from today.

And unfortunately, filing your taxes is more difficult and more expensive in 2026 because of Donald Trump’s actions.

Here’s how:

Trump and DOGE slashed one-forth of IRS staff last year. These were the people responsible for processing your returns as fast as possible and helping taxpayers with questions.
Trump keeps firing IRS leadership. We’re on IRS Commissioner #6 since he took office. This only creates more and more chaos internally.
Trump canceled Direct File. This was the program we launched that let you file your taxes directly with the government for FREE (meaning no more $240 TurboTax charges and numerous hours wasted simply for sending your taxes in). Perhaps Intuit — TurboTax’s parent company — and their generous $1 million donation to Trump had something to do with his decision?
Republicans in Congress have ripped away billions of dollars in funding that the IRS used to go after wealthy and corporate tax cheats. This enforcement raised the government about $26 per every $1 spent auditing the top 0.1 percent. With no enforcement, those tax dollars remain in wealthy tax cheats’ pockets instead of being invested in our communities.

We’re fighting back.

I just introduced legislation to get Congress to reverse Trump’s decision to cancel Direct File. This would save families up to $23 billion annually.

And I just introduced my plan for a two-cent wealth tax on billionaires to finally get the ultra-wealthy to pay their fair share in taxes AND rebuild and strengthen the IRS.

Look, it’s clear why Trump is attacking programs like Direct File and trying to weaken the IRS: greed and corruption. He’s catering to the billionaire and corporate class at the cost of everyday Americans.

Not on my watch. If you oppose the Trump administration’s attacks on the Direct File program and the IRS, add your name to say you’re with me in this fight.

ADD YOUR NAME

Thanks for being a part of this,

Elizabeth