FreeTaxUSA uses a flat-fee structure, which helps tax filers avoid nasty tax bills at the end of filing. It is free to file a federal return and costs $14.99 to add on a state filing at the time ...

The IRS said Arizona, California, Massachusetts and New York have decided to work with the IRS in the Direct File pilot for filing season 2024 to integrate their state taxes into the pilot.

There are plenty of free tax prep services for seniors and low-income taxpayers. These programs include IRS Free File, VITA and TCE.

For example, to file with Free Tax USA for free, Americans must have an adjusted gross income of $45,000 or lower, while 1040Now requires an AGI of $68,000.

The IRS Free File tax program has become more popular as of late. Last year saw about 10% growth in participation, and this past tax season, millions of taxpayers were eligible to prepare their ...

The IRS is testing the free direct-file system for the 2024 tax season, with some people in 13 states invited to try it out. Latest U.S.

Warren, D-Mass., put forward a bill that would mandate the IRS create its own free, online program for preparing and filing tax returns and expand taxpayers’ access to their own tax-related data ...

According to the IRS, in 2024, Free File saw an increase of about 200,000 tax returns, reaching 2.9 million as of May 11. That's an increase of 7.3% from the 2.7 million filed through the same ...