(Those filing ultra-simple returns may still be able to use TurboTax Free Edition at .) Some consumers report receiving emails from TurboTax in December alerting them that the company is no longer participating in Free File. The email must include a link to the company’s IRS Free File site and explain how to file with it. If you choose this email link and qualify, you will not be charged for preparation and e-filing of a federal tax return. If you used IRS Free File last year, the company you used is required to send you an email welcoming you back to their official IRS Free File services. If your adjusted gross income was $73,000 or less in 2021, you can use free tax software to prepare and electronically file your tax return, according to IRS instructions online for the 2021 tax season. If you earned more, you can use Free File forms.Īs part of IRS Free File, taxpayers cannot be offered bank products that often carry fees, such as high-cost refund anticipation loans. Last year, there were nine tax software products available via Free File in English and two in Spanish. Those who selected TurboTax last year are able to opt for another online tax preparation service in the Free File program. TurboTax was but one partner in Free File. E-filing helps the IRS process returns and issue refunds more quickly than a return filed by paper. Those who qualify can use online software that prompts filers with key tax questions, does the math and allows you to file returns electronically for free. The Free File program at IRS.gov gives eligible taxpayers free access to brand name software programs offered by rival tax-prep companies. Why pay $40 or $50 or more for online software if you don't have to do so? Yet a simple way to cut down on costs – which many people oddly don't tap into – remains using the IRS Free File system, if you qualify.

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