| Because of a partnership between the Internal | | | | file programs based on the Federal free tax filing |
| Revenue Service (IRS) and 19 Free File partners, | | | | program. This means you may also qualify to file your |
| including Turbo Tax Online, many taxpayers are now | | | | State taxes for free with the Freedom Edition tax |
| eligible for free online income tax filing. | | | | software. |
| If you qualify, you can use Turbo Tax Online, or any | | | | Free File differs from conventional tax filing in that Free |
| other of the 19 Free File partners, to prepare and file | | | | File is an electronic tax program. You must use a |
| your income tax return online for free. This program is | | | | computer and have Internet access to use the free |
| known as the IRS Free File Alliance. | | | | tax filing service. Users enter their income tax data |
| This free tax filing program is designed for lower | | | | online and tax calculations are made by the online tax |
| income taxpayers with simple tax situations and | | | | software. Completed tax returns are then sent to the |
| includes IRS and State tax forms and schedules. | | | | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) through the efile |
| However, it is not designed for more complex tax | | | | system. |
| situations such as investments, rentals, royalties, | | | | Using the (IRS) e-file system allows you to get your |
| farming, foreign earned income, partnerships, s | | | | tax refund back in as little as 10 days. If it ends up that |
| corporations, estates or trusts. | | | | you owe money, you can have it deducted from your |
| In addition, twenty-one states have also created free | | | | bank account on the last day of tax filing season. |