Some Free (or Almost Free) Ways to File Your Tax Return Taxpayers can take advantage of online tax software, fillable forms and expert advice at no cost. Here are few of them!
Use Paper Forms and Mail Them in You can download all the forms you need from the IRS website or order them through the mail. You can then mail the completed forms back to the IRS.
Get Free In-Person Help The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free help with tax returns to taxpayers who make $54,000 a year or less, those who don't speak English well or people with disabilities. The volunteers are certified by the IRS, and they can provide help with basic returns and file returns electronically. You can usually find these volunteer programs at libraries and community centers or via the IRS VITA locator tool.
Use free online software via the Free File Alliance Taxpayers whose incomes are $62,000 or less are eligible to use the free online software, but not everyone qualifies to use all the options. Some programs provide free state returns, and others offer state returns for a fee. To get access to these programs, you must enter via the IRS website.
File Online Free with Fillable Forms The Free File Alliance offers the online equivalent of paper forms (with features that do the math for you) for those who make more than $62,000 a year and can do their own taxes. You can fill the forms out online and then file electronically.
Use Free Versions of Commercial Software for Simple Returns TurboTax and Tax ACT both offer a federal free edition for taxpayers with simple returns. Those programs include free state returns. MyFreeTaxes, a program offered by United Way and H&R Block, offers free federal and state returns to filers who earn less than $62,000 a year.
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