The IRS’s partnership with the private sector to help taxpayers file returns for free appears to be getting a bump in use with the help of the launch of the agency-run pilot program this year.
Under the Free File program, the IRS and a group of tax preparation companies known as the Free File Alliance have helped a swath of taxpayers file without paying a fee since 2002.
Use of that program is up 10.55% as of April 12 compared to last year, with close to 2.4 million returns, according to data from the Free File Alliance. The IRS started ...
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