IRS Tax Tip 2025-22, April 1, 2025
Taxpayers looking for help with their taxes have several options for free filing and return preparation.
In-person IRS help for seniors and low-income taxpayers
Eligible taxpayers can have their taxes prepared in person for free through these two programs:
- Tax Counseling for the Elderly – The TCE program prioritizes taxpayers aged 60 and older. TCE specializes in questions about pensions and retirement-related issues unique to seniors.
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance – The VITA program is generally for people who make $67,000 or less, people with disabilities and limited English-speaking taxpayers.
Taxpayers can go to the IRS free tax preparation page on IRS.gov and use the available site locator tools to find a TCE or VITA site near them.
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Eligible taxpayers in 25 states can file their federal taxes online securely, easily and for free directly with the IRS using .
The web-based service offers guided help in English and Spanish to prepare and file a federal tax return from a smartphone, tablet or computer. Taxpayers can even import certain data from their IRS account. Check out this fact sheet to learn who can use Direct ob体育.
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- Many people can file their taxes for free with IRS Free ob体育. The program offers online tax preparation software for taxpayers with income of $84,000 or less in 2024.
- Through this program, a public-private partnership between IRS and the Free ob体育 Alliance, leading tax software providers make their online products available for free. This year, there are seven products in English and one in Spanish.
- Each IRS Free ob体育 partner sets its own eligibility standards based on income, age and state residency. Taxpayers can browse each of the offers or use the Find a Trusted Partner tool to find the right product for them.
- The program software supports the most common forms that can be filed electronically, including the Form 1040-SR for seniors over the age of 65.
- Program providers also offer state income tax return preparation, some for free and some for a fee. Taxpayers can use the lookup tool to find the right state product.
- All program products are enabled for mobile devices so taxpayers can use their smart phone or tablet to do their taxes.
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Certain veterans can use MilTax
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