With April 15th rapidly approaching, many will start looking for fast, efficient ways to file taxes. The IRS has partnered with a number of sites to provide free online filings. This helps the IRS by decreasing the number of paper forms they have to process. In most states you are still going to have to file a state return. If you plan to use software, it may be easier to do the Federal and State together at the same time. Still, for states without an income tax, this is an easy way to do your taxes and get them submitted for free. Here are a few free sites that offer free filing services:
- http://free.free1040taxreturn.com/
- http://www.fileyourtaxes.com/Alliance
- http://www.eztaxreturn.com/scriptsez/start.exe/eztax/p/alliance2009/start.html?r_link=www.irs.gov
- http://www.efiletaxreturns.net/home.aspx
- http://www.completetax.com/FFAindex.asp?welcome=GY1318083
- http://www.taxactonline.com/index.asp?sc=0850302
- http://free.123easytaxfiling.com/
- http://www.1040now.net/freefile.htm
- http://www.free-tax-return.com/2008/
- http://www.icanfreefile.org/
- http://www.taxslayer.com/americanpledge/default.aspx?source=ihtffgtsd
- https://www.taxsimple.org/index.aspx
- http://onlinetaxpros.com/index.php?linkid=ff
- http://citizentaxfree.com/
- http://www.esmarttax.com/freefederalfile.asp
- http://www.olt.com/main/oltfree/default.asp
- http://turbotax.intuit.com/taxfreedom/
- http://www.freetaxusa.com/
- http://www.hrblock.com/taxes/partner/index.jsp?otpPartnerId=180
Originally published March 18, 2009.