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Welcome to IRS Free File, where you can electronically prepare and file your federal individual income tax return for free using
Individuals
tax preparation and filing software: Let IRS Free File do the hard work foryou:
Who Should File
IRS Free File lets you prepare and file your federal income tax online using guided tax preparation, at an IRS partner site or
Free File Fillable Forms. It's safe, easy and no cost to you for a federal return:
How to File
To receive
free federal tax return, you must select an IRS Free File provider from the Browse All Offers page or from your
OnlineLookup Tool results_
Once you click your desired IRS Free File provider; you will leave the IRSgov website and land on
Determine
Filing Status
the IRS Free File provider's website: Then, you must create an account at the IRS Free File provider's website accessed via
IRS.gov to prepare and file your return_
Please note that an account created at the same provider's commercial tax
Free File
preparation website does NOT work with IRS Free File: you MUST access the provider's Free File site as instructed above.
e-File
Options
Choose from IRS Free File:
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Fillable Forms
When to File
(for AGI S73,000 or less)
Available for any income level
Where to File
Free federal return if you qualify
Free
lectronic forms you fill out and file yourself
Answer simple questions
Be able to prepare
paper tax return using IRS
Your Information
Guided preparation does all the math
forms, instructions and publications
Tax filing done on an IRS partner site
No tax preparation
guidance and limited
Students
Some state tax preparation
are free
calculations provided
Employees
Choose an IRS Free File Offer
Use Free File Fillable Forms
Parents
Military
What Is IRS Free File?
Seniors & Retirees
The IRS Free File Program is a public-private partnership between the IRS and many tax preparation and filing software
Businesses and Self-Employed
industry companies who provide their online tax preparation and filing for free: It provides two ways for taxpayers to prepare
and file their federal income tax online for free:
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