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Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was able to begin a free online program for those who qualify.
The IRS Free File Program is a service that allows U.S. taxpayers to prepare and e-file their federal income tax returns for free. Through the program, commercial tax software companies that are part of the Free File Alliance offer free tax preparation software to tax filers with annual adjusted gross income (AGI) below $84,000 for Tax Year 2024.
Taxpayers can e-file free using the IRS Free File service, either using an authorized IRS e-file provider's tax software, if eligible, or by using online Free File Fillable Forms from the Free File Alliance. Prior to 2020, the use of a third party was required for IRS e-file, and it was not possible to e-file directly through the IRS website. [4]
The IRS's new, free filing software for relatively simple tax returns is now available in 12 states. The Direct File service, which is being piloted for the first time for 2023 tax-year returns ...
The IRS Free File program is a compromise between the IRS and for-profit tax software companies that enables lower and middle-income filers to file their taxes for free while ensuring the IRS does not develop its own free-to-use tax software that would compete with private, for-profit tax software companies. Free File Alliance is a 501(c)(4 ...
The free federal tax filing program is just one of the many changes happening at the IRS after it received new funding, totaling $80 billion over a decade, from the Inflation Reduction Act.
The IRS' new Direct File pilot will be available for free in 13 states, but some filers might not be able to use the program.
The office replaced the previous Office of the Ombudsman within the IRS. [8] The Taxpayer Advocate was initially appointed by the IRS commissioner until the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 transferred appointment authority to the United States Secretary of the Treasury.