Free File Alliance

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The Free File Alliance is a group of companies who work with the United States IRS to provide free electronic tax filing services. Participants in the Free File program must have an adjusted gross income of $52,000 or less. (Some participating companies impose additional restrictions.) For 2007, Alliance members have agreed to remove controversial ancillary offerings such as refund anticipation loans from the program.

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Overall, besides the 52,000 income limit, some free sites limit their free software's ability to handle complex tax situation. Following is a list of the different Free File Alliance tax sites and their limitations (in addition to the limitations at the IRS site:

  • FreeUSATax (interview style):
No 1099-MISC forms


  • TurboTax® Freedom Edition (interview style):
No 1099-B forms - sale of stock, mutual funds, etc.


  • Liberty Tax Service (line-by-line style):
No Form 8824 - Like kind exchanges and section 1043 conflict of interest sales
No Form 2439 - Notice to Shareholder of Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains

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