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The Internal Revenue Service and the Free File Alliance announced the launch of Free File, which makes brand-name tax software products and electronic filing available to most taxpayers in Washington for free.

Free File software can help taxpayers with tax preparation, including the health care law that will affect almost everyone.

Free File is available only at IRS.gov/FreeFile, through a partnership between the IRS and the Free File Alliance, a consortium of 14 leading tax software companies.

You dont have to be an expert on taxes or the new health care law. Free File software can help walk you through the rules and help you get it right, said John Koskinen, IRS Commissioner. For 12 years, this partnership between the IRS and the Free File Alliance had helped taxpayers save both money and time. The real winner in this partnership has been the nations taxpayers.

Taxpayers who earned $60,000 or less last year are eligible to choose from among 14 software products. Those who earned more are still eligible for Free File Fillable Forms, the electronic version of IRS paper forms.

Free File offers easy-to-use products that ask questions and supplies answers. The software will find the right forms, find the right tax credits and deductions and even do the math. Free File also can help taxpayers with the new health care requirements. Almost everyone will need to do something new when filing a tax return this year.

Free File will be available through October 2015. Taxpayers who cannot meet the April 15 tax deadline can also use Free File to file a six-month extension.

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