Comment by ipdashc
5 months ago
I believe what you're referring to is Free File Fillable Forms. Direct File is a separate, newer, modernized service which is much closer to cloud-based commercial tax software (but with a bunch of eligibility restrictions at the moment).
You know, I was wondering about that this whole time, but when I tried to file taxes earlier this year, all I could find was the free fillable forms.
Direct File's initial rollout was only available in a relatively small subset of states. Not sure why (since it handles federal returns) but there were reasons, I am sure.