Comment by xp84
5 days ago
Yep, and "Free File" is the one that you are required to go through TurboTax or their 1-2 'competitors' to do, who are free to do their best to essentially bury and shadowban it from search engines. They're required by law to offer it, but are allowed to try to hide it from you and to promote alternative programs that will likely result in upsells for most taxpayers.
Uh no, "Free File" is split into two versions and the second option on there, "Free File Fillable Forms", is available to everyone for free without using a third party. I've been using it for years.