{"id":35185,"date":"2025-02-13T14:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T19:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/?p=35185"},"modified":"2025-02-13T14:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T19:00:08","slug":"irs-free-file-why-should-taxpayers-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/irs-free-file-why-should-taxpayers-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"IRS Free File: Why should taxpayers use it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The<strong> Internal Revenue Service (IRS)<\/strong> reminds taxpayers that <strong>Free File<\/strong> will let you file an<strong> accurate tax return<\/strong>. For your information, inaccurate tax returns is one of the main reasons why a tax refund may be delayed.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, it is a compelling reason to start using <strong>IRS Free File<\/strong> if you have never than so before in your previous tax return. Another solid reason to use Free File is its price.<\/p>\n<h2>How much does the IRS Free File cost?<\/h2>\n<p>Using <strong>Free File is free<\/strong>. Hence, you will be able to use it and benefit from all the advantages it has <strong>at no cost<\/strong>. The only problem is that not all American taxpayers qualify.<\/p>\n<p>If you qualify, it will allow you to prepare your<strong> 2024 tax return<\/strong> and file it <strong>online.<\/strong> It will mean you will not have to visit a tax preparer or go to an IRS office to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Its up-to-date and <strong>efficient<\/strong> guided tax preparation software is <strong>safe. <\/strong>What is more, it is easy. Having the possibility to use this straightforward\u00a0 <strong>IRS<\/strong> tool for free is priceless.<\/p>\n<h2>Who&#8217;s IRS Free File for?<\/h2>\n<p>Taxpayers must have an <strong>AGI of $84,000 or less<\/strong>. The only trouble with the <strong>Free File<\/strong> is the fact that it is <strong>only available in 25 States.<\/strong> Besides, you can use this free tool in English or Spanish. And yes, you can use it on a computer, tablet, or smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that<strong> IRS Free File<\/strong> is only for taxpayers filing <strong>simple federal tax returns<\/strong> in 25 states. Thus, you can only report these types of income:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SSA-1099 Social Security income.<\/li>\n<li>1099-R retirement income.<\/li>\n<li>W-2 wage income.<\/li>\n<li>1099-G unemployment compensation.<\/li>\n<li>1099-INT interest income.<\/li>\n<li>1099-MISC for Alaska residents reporting the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Therefore, you will not be eligible for Free File if you have rental or business income. Those on the gig economy do not qualify either. To check your eligibility visit: https:\/\/directfile.irs.gov\/<\/p>\n<p>Full list of States on Free File:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alaska<\/li>\n<li>Arizona<\/li>\n<li>California<\/li>\n<li>Connecticut<\/li>\n<li>Florida<\/li>\n<li>Idaho<\/li>\n<li>Illinois<\/li>\n<li>Kansas<\/li>\n<li>Maine<\/li>\n<li>Maryland<\/li>\n<li>Massachusetts<\/li>\n<li>Nevada<\/li>\n<li>New Hampshire<\/li>\n<li>New Jersey<\/li>\n<li>New Mexico<\/li>\n<li>New York<\/li>\n<li>North Carolina<\/li>\n<li>Oregon<\/li>\n<li>Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li>South Dakota<\/li>\n<li>Tennessee<\/li>\n<li>Texas<\/li>\n<li>Washington<\/li>\n<li>Wisconsin<\/li>\n<li>Wyoming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reminds taxpayers that Free File will let you file an accurate tax return. For your information, inaccurate tax returns is one of the main reasons &#8230; <a title=\"IRS Free File: Why should taxpayers use it?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/irs-free-file-why-should-taxpayers-use-it\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about IRS Free File: Why should taxpayers use it?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35186,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[44,51,45],"class_list":["post-35185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance","tag-irs","tag-payment","tag-tax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}