You can file your taxes free and use free tax software for the 2024 tax season. Returns are due April 15.
The IRS Free File program is available to all taxpayers, including active duty military, with an adjusted gross income of $79,000 or less in 2023.
The IRS has eight Free File partners this year whose sites can be accessed by smartphone, tablet, or computer:
1040Now
Drake (1040.com)
ezTaxReturn.com
FileYourTaxes.com
On-Line Taxes
TaxAct
TaxHawk (FreeTaxUSA)
TaxSlayer
These partners provide free guided tax work. Some may also be able to assist with state returns.
To learn more about the Free File program, go to https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
