The tax prep industry has spent more than $93 million lobbying Congress since the 2003 launch of the separate, Free File Program, which gives lower-income taxpayers free access to tax prep software.

How to Do Taxes for Free Without TurboTax. If you made less than $79,000 in 2023, you can file for free with the IRS Free File program. You must start at the IRS Free File site to ensure access to ...

More than 10 million people file their taxes for free each year through TurboTax, which is owned by Intuit. Right now, there are two main ways folks can use TurboTax to do their taxes at no cost.

The IRS Free File program offers a quick survey to match you with the best partner for your tax situation. But be careful, you might choose a tax software you don’t qualify for if you don’t ...

IRS Direct File software just took a bold step forward—its code is now open source on GitHub, even as the future of the free tax filing tool faces serious threats from TurboTax maker Intuit and ...

The Direct File website processed more than 140,000 returns, exceeding a goal announced in March. Direct File website pilot accepted over 140,000 returns Skip to Main Content ...

Many do-it-yourself filers qualify for free tax software through the Free File Program at the IRS.gov website. The guided tax software is free in 2025 to those with adjusted gross incomes of ...

The IRS’ free alternative to paid tax help software like TurboTax will be available in more states in 2025, the agency said today. The system, known as Direct File, debuted with a pilot program ...

The IRS Free File program offers a quick survey to match you with the best partner for your tax situation. But be careful, you might choose a tax software you don’t qualify for if you don’t ...