We're down to the last few hours before the 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 deadline to file 2025 income tax returns, which means you still have some time to file yours. It also means there's still ...

TurboTax Free Edition is still available for people who have simple 1040 tax returns with no special situations and do not opt for any add-ons. Historically, though, there has been some controversy ...

Basic, Premium, Investment, Self-Employed – all of which are free for federal tax returns. The basic level offers step-by-step onl ...

IRS Free File, which offers free guided tax preparation for lower-income taxpayers and free electronic fillable forms for all ...

When it comes to their federal income tax returns, tens of millions of US households pay for tax preparation and filing. Yet many might qualify to do so for free through IRS-approved programs. So why ...

Free File is not Direct File, which the IRS has discontinued for the 2026 tax season. This tax season, according to the IRS, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products ...

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Only 2% of federal income tax returns were filed through Free File, despite 70% of filers qualifying. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...