Type: Trend
The Internal Revenue Service made an agreement with Free File, Inc. (FFI) to bring more clarity for taxpayers choosing to use free online software during the 2020 filing season. The agreement reached will help make the Free File program more taxpayer-friendly while strengthening consumer protections in several key areas. Free File online products offer free federal tax return preparation, free electronic filing and free direct deposit of refunds.
For 2020, the Free File partners are: 1040Now, Inc., ezTaxReturn.com (English and Spanish), FileYourTaxes.com, Free tax Returns.com, H&R Block, Intuit, On-Line Taxes, Inc., Tax ACT, TaxHawk, Inc. and TaxSlayer (English and Spanish).
Effective date: January 27, 2020
