Source: Julie Z. Weil, Washington Post ( Paid Registration )

There are more free filing alternatives than ever — and the IRS is making a new option, Direct File, the IRS’s own competitor to commercial tax software, available to some taxpayers.

The IRS offers free options for taxpayers with incomes below $79,000, which means more than half of all households. These choices include both volunteer assistance and commercial software such as TaxAct and TaxSlayer, which offer free versions for qualifying users. If you earned under $66,000 last year, you can submit details about your taxes online to GetYourRefund.org, a government-supported website.

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