IRS Free File Provides Free Tax Software for Most Americans

70 Percent of Taxpayers Qualify for IRS Free File

If you have an adjusted gross income that’s less than $66,000, you are eligible to use IRS Free File and gain access to free tax filing software from major vendors.

The IRS has a great infographic on how it works (pdf):

Lobbyists for tax preparers have kept our compromised Congress from providing an adequate marketing budget for the program. Here’s On The Media’s Brooke Gladstone talking about the background of the IRS Free File story.