using a paid tax preparation service. Depending on your income, you can prepare and file your taxes at no cost through the IRS Free File program. Tax software has made the burden of self-filing ...

Most tax preparation software comes with a free version, along with the option to upgrade to a paid plan. The tax prep services we reviewed either have no cost for free tax filing or charge as low ...

The IRS receives more than 160 million federal tax returns every year and most come from paid preparers, according to the National Taxpayer Advocate's 2024 Purple Book of legislative recommendations.