Free Tax Filing: eFile Federal Edition

eFile is pleased to continue offering the eFile FREE Federal Edition - Free File. For your convenience, and to reduce errors, we recommend you efile your state tax return while you prepare and efile your federal income tax return. No tax forms to choose--simply follow the easy online tax interview, then click efile and you are done. Learn more details about eFile Free Federal Edition below:

You qualify for eFile Federal Edition - Free File if:

• Your filing status is either: single or married filing jointly.
• Your total taxable income is below $100,000.
• Your income only comes from: wages, salaries, unemployment, tips, taxable scholarship and fellowship grants, taxable interest of $1,500 or less, or Alaska Permanent Fund dividends.
• You do not claim any dependents.
• You do not itemize deductions.
• You do not claim any additional standard deductions (e.g. property tax or new car tax).
• You do not claim tax credits other than the Earned Income Credit and Making Work Pay Credit.
• You have not received any Advance Earned Income Credit payments.
• If married filing jointly, both you and your spouse are under 65 and not blind.
• You do not owe any Household Employment taxes (on wages paid to a household employee).
• You are not involved as a debtor in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

eFile Federal Edition - Free File services include:

• Simple Federal Tax Income Return (1040EZ).
• Enter Multiple W-2s from various jobs.
• Selects the right tax forms for you.
• Checks for errors during the tax interview and brings up tax audit alerts.
• Prepare, efile, and print your tax return.
• Fast, free direct bank deposit of tax refund.
• Get your tax refund via check in the mail.
• You can start your eFile tax return, stop at anytime, and return to finish later. eFile will remember where you left off and the next time you sign in, you can continue from your last stopping point.
• Access many help features and get fast online support.
• During eFile Federal Edition you can automatically upgrade to the eFile PREMIUM version.
• There are no hidden fees.

If you are not sure if you qualify for eFile Free Federal Edition, start your tax return using eFile Federal and make sure you answer all the simple questions. During the eFile tax preparation interview you will get a notice if you do not qualify. At that point you can easily upgrade to eFile Premium.

All Federal Edition online tax services are free except the State Tax Return service, which is available for an additional fee of only $19.95.

Not sure about Free? Click here and find out more about how free FREE really is.

eFile Stop n' Go

This eFile feature allows you to start an online tax return for free. At any time you can Stop n' Go: stop and save your information, then go watch a movie or run errands and come back later. After you have signed back in, eFile will remember where you left off and you can continue from there.

The preferred tax payer choice: eFile Premium Edition (for every tax return situation from home mortgage payers to business owners).