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Free Tax Software With Free Download Links
By Dirk C Wallace
Thanks to the Free File Alliance, almost all US taxpayers could
prepare and file their federal taxes online with free tax software
last year. The Internal Revenue Service partnered with twenty
tax software companies to provide free tax services for low income
individuals.
Although the alliance has been scaled back this year, there is
no need to worry if you still want to get tax software online
for free or at a low cost. You only need to do a little research
to find the sources to use.
Online Free Tax Software On IRS Website
Every year, members of the alliance post their free offerings
on the Internal Revenue Service’s web site, www.irs.gov.
In order to get the free, tax software download offers, you must
link to the software company’s web site from the IRS’s site.
Some consumer advocates worry that the way this system is set
up gives the government’s endorsement to companies. At first,
some preparation tax software companies feared that Free File
free tax software would eat away at their product sales.
Additional Products And Services
If there was a dip in software sales, then profits were recouped
by selling additional products and services, such as state tax
software and refund anticipation loans to their Free File customers.
In some cases, Free File has added to tax software company’s customer
base, market share and revenues.
However, each individual company can offer free preparation tax
software to no more than fifty percent of the population, and
that fifty percent must be within that seventy percent with the
lowest incomes.
Check Out The Offers
That means every company has to impose restrictions in addition
to the income limitations. These new rules have led to a wide
array of offers to be had, so even if you are making more than
$50,000 per year, it may be worth it for you to check them out.
H&R Block is offering its federal income tax software online,
as well as one state tax program and a federal e-filing to everyone,
regardless of age or income.
Look Out For The Catch
The only catch is that you have to get your refund on a prepaid
Visa card. It is still free if you won’t be getting a refund.
This offer is not part of Free File. You must go to their web
site to get it.
Intuit is now limiting its Free File offer to those making no
more than $28,500 per year, as well as anyone eligible for the
earned income tax credit and active-duty military personnel with
incomes less than $50,000.
A Federal Version Of TurboTax Essentials
Intuit is offering a federal version of TurboTax Essentials for
$9.95, which is cheaper than other versions of TurboTax, for those
who don’t qualify for the other offer.
The key stipulation of the new four-year agreement for software
companies providing free tax software is a clause that prevents
the IRS from developing its own income tax software.
As it stands today, individuals cannot efile tax forms directly.
They have to go through a tax preparer or software company in
order to do that. Most of the software companies do charge a fee
to file online, though the IRS does not charge a fee to receive
it.
About the Author:
Dirk C Wallace has written a number of articles on computers and
software including
Anti-Virus Protection,
Basic Computer Training,
Computer Virus,
Computer Help,
Internet And Security,
Spyware Uninstall,
Adware Spyware Removal,
Computer Security Handbook,
Antispyware Software,
Computer Instruction,
Removal Software Spyware,
Adware Spyware Removal Program,
Spyware Removal Download.
Keep a lookout for more of his articles on this website.
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