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> But there is no income threshold – unlike the existing Free File Program, which is currently only available to taxpayers who earn $79,000 or less. That progr
by Izkata 2y ago
> But there is no income threshold – unlike the existing Free File Program, which is currently only available to taxpayers who earn $79,000 or less. That program is provided by an alliance of eight different private companies and has historically had a low usage rate.
Free File Fillable Forms is free to everyone, though it isn't a guided wizard like this new system sounds like: https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/free-file-fillable-forms https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/free-file-fillable-form...
I've been using it for years, have never paid to file taxes. Claiming this new system makes filing taxes free is just false.
- diffeomorphism 2y ago> Claiming this new system makes filing taxes free is just false. Who is supposedly claiming that? At least the article doesn't and also nobody in this thread.
- Izkata 2y agoIt's in the part I quoted, where it indicates the only existing free option is the one with the income limit.
- diffeomorphism 2y agoNo, it isn't. It says that the program called "Free File" has a limit but nothing about free filing.
- Izkata 2y agoIf they were being truthful they wouldn't be comparing solely to the one with an income limit. That entire paragraph is written as if the income-limited one is the only other option.
- unregistereddev 2y agoThe new program is called Direct File. I believe it does have a guided wizard, and it is free. It is different from fillable forms. It is also different from the existing (aka previous, but also existing in parallel) income-restricted Free File program.