The Internal Revenue Service recently announced that IRS Free File Guided Tax Software service is ready for taxpayers to use in advance of the opening of tax season on Jan. 29.
Millions of taxpayers across the nation can access free software products provided by IRS Free File trusted partners by visiting IRS.gov.
IRS Free File is offered via a public-private partnership between the IRS and Free File Inc., formerly the Free File Alliance. Through this partnership, tax preparation and filing software providers make their online products available to eligible taxpayers. Free access to online products is only available by starting from IRS Free File.
This year eight private-sector partners will provide online guided tax software products to any taxpayer with an Adjusted Gross Income, or AGI, of $79,000 or less in 2023. One partner will offer the product in Spanish.
Because the filing season does not start until Jan. 29, IRS Free File providers will accept completed tax returns and hold them until they can be filed electronically on that date.
To find the right IRS Free File product, taxpayers can:
- Go to IRS.gov/freefile,
- Click on Explore Free Guided Tax Software button. Then select the Find Your Trusted Partner tool for help in finding the right product, or
- Use the Browse All Trusted Partners tool to review each offer,
- Select the desired product, and
- Follow the links to the trusted partner’s website to begin their tax return.
IRS Free File products support mobile phone access. Taxpayers without a computer can do their taxes online for free using a smart phone or tablet.
