Press Releases

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the Free File Alliance (FFA), in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced new consumer friendly improvements to their joint partnership tax preparation program that has served more than 53 million Americans since its inception in 2002. This new agreement means that the 12 Free File companies that currently participate in the Program will provide … Read More

With the Tax Season underway, taxpayers making $66,000 or Less Can Visit www.IRS.gov/freefile to Prepare and e-File Tax Returns for Free; Basic E-Filing & Extensions Available to All Americans WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — With the tax season opening up less than a month ago, the Free File Alliance, a nonprofit coalition of industry-leading tax software companies partnered with the Internal … Read More

Taxpayers can e-file their federal tax returns over two weeks earlier than the official opening of the tax filing season at www.IRS.gov/FreeFile NEWS PROVIDED BY Free File Alliance Jan 12, 2018, 14:10 ET WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Taxpayers can get a head start on preparing their tax returns as Free federal tax preparation and e-filing software is now available at … Read More

WASHINGTON, April 14, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Free File Program is pleased to announce that the Free File Alliance, the pioneering public-private partnership between industry-leading tax software companies and the IRS,that makes free tax software available to 70 percent of taxpayers, recently surpassed 50 million users since the program started. Since 2003, the Free File Alliance and its members have saved 50 million taxpayers … Read More

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — With a little less than a one month left until the tax deadline, the Free File Alliance, a nonprofit coalition of industry-leading tax software companies partnered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), today reminded taxpayers that free tax solutions are available to all Americans at www.IRS.gov/FreeFile. Taxpayers with a 2016 Adjusted Gross Income of $64,000 or less can access free, … Read More

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Free File Alliance today announced that, through its partnership with the Internal Revenue Service, taxpayers may now use their smart phones or tablets to electronically prepare and file their federal and state tax returns through the Free File Alliance. The IRS and its private-sector partners, who offer their brand-name software products for free, now support … Read More

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Taxpayers can get a head start on preparing their tax returns as Free federal tax preparation and e-filing software is now available at www.IRS.gov/FreeFile to all Americans with a 2016 adjusted gross income (AGI) of $64,000 or less. Powered by The Free File Alliance, a coalition of 12 industry-leading tax software companies partnered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Free File program gives … Read More

Taxpayers can e-file their federal tax returns early at IRS.gov/FreeFile as Free File launches on January 13th WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Taxpayers can get a head start on preparing their tax returns as Free federal tax preparation and e-filing software is now available at www.IRS.gov/FreeFile to all Americans with a 2016 adjusted gross income (AGI) of $64,000 or less. Powered … Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 14, 2016) – The Free File Alliance, a coalition of 13 industry-leading tax software companies partnered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), today released the following statement after the Tax Filing Simplification Act was introduced in the U.S. Senate in a bid to end the Free File Program, and fundamentally change the country’s tax system of voluntary compliance … Read More