Free Federal Tax - Free Federal Tax Return Online

The traditional IRS Free File program is a free federal online tax preparation and electronic filing program for eligible taxpayers developed through a partnership between the IRS and the Free File Alliance LLC, a group of private-sector tax preparation companies. The program enables eligible taxpayers to use commercial tax software for free. Since the inception of Free File, 27 million taxpayers have taken advantage of this free program, accessible only on IRS.gov.

Taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes up to $57,000 can use the standard Free File options this year, which equates to 70 percent of all taxpayers. Free File is available in both English and Spanish. While some companies offer free state income tax preparation and e-filing services, others may charge a fee for state tax return preparation and e-filing.

Both the Free File Fillable Forms and the traditional Free File options are available only through IRS.gov. New and returning taxpayers must access Free File through the IRS's Web site. Otherwise, the e-file provider may charge them a fee. Look for details on IRS.gov beginning in mid-January 2011