Tax Season Public Service Announcement

Courtesy of the New York Times. (Emphasis mine). Feel free to pass it along:

Though many people may not be aware of it, most American households are eligible for the I.R.S.’s Free File program. This four-year-old partnership with around 20 different tax preparation companies generally allows taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes of $52,000 or less — that’s 70 percent of taxpayers — to prepare and e-file their taxes free.

Free versions of TurboTax, TaxCut and TaxAct are all part of the Free File service.

But be aware that you will not learn about this free service on these private Web sites. The only way to find out about the program is to visit www.irs.gov.

http://www.irs.gov/efile/article/0,,id=118986,00.html