Here’s who qualifies for free tax filing through the IRS this season

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Here’s who qualifies for free tax filing through the IRS this season

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Estimated state-by-state eligibility

The Treasury estimates that 19 million taxpayers may be eligible to use Direct File this season, with the following breakdown in each pilot state:

• California: 5.2 million
• Arizona: 690,000
• Florida: 2.4 million
• Massachusetts: 850,000
• New Hampshire: 200,000
• Nevada:480,000
• New York: 2.8 million
• South Dakota: 110,000
• Tennessee: 960,000
• Texas: 3.8 million
• Washington: 1.1 million
• Wyoming: 80,000

The agency hopes to see 100,000 filings this season, according to a senior administrative official. That works out to roughly 0.5% of those eligible filers.

IRS Free File returns up nearly 15%

This season, the Direct File pilot is only available in 12 states, but most taxpayers also qualify for another option:

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The program is a

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between the IRS and the Free File Alliance, a nonprofit coalition of tax software companies. There are

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for 2023 federal filings and some include state returns.

You can use Free File if your 2023 adjusted ****** income was $79,000 or less. Free File also offers 

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 for all income levels, which is the electronic version of a paper filing.

It’s free, it’s easy to use and it’s available.

Tim Hugo

Executive director of the Free File Alliance

Some 70% of taxpayers, or roughly 100 million Americans, are eligible for Free File. “It’s free, it’s easy to use and it’s available,” said Tim Hugo, executive director of the Free File Alliance.

While only 3% of taxpayers used the program last season, Free File returns (including Fillable Forms) are up nearly 15% through March 8 compared to the same week last year, according to Hugo.

Other free tax filing options this season include Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, Tax Counseling for the Elderly and private company software.

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