e-File your federal taxes for free with Free File from the IRS.

The program is open for all taxpayers with an Adjusted Gross Income of $52,000 or less in 2006.

Free File’s site is really just a collection of different existing tax prep software sites from private companies, under the “Free File Alliance” umbrella. You DO NOT have to pay any of these companies anything to file federal taxes, so avoid getting lured into “pay traps.” — BEN POPKEN

Free File [IRS] (Thanks to Anne!)

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