Partnership Provides Free Tax Preparation Software for Customers

The Employment and Training Administration is encouraging One-Stop Career Center staff and community partners to notify customers who need help in preparing their taxes to use Free File, a service that offers free federal and state tax preparation and e-file options for all taxpayers. Free File is made possible through a public-private partnership between the IRS and commercial tax software companies. If an individual's adjusted gross income was $58,000 or less in 2010, they may use brand-name software (e.g. Turbo-Tax) to complete their taxes for free. If an individual's income was more than $58,000, they may use the Free File Fillable Forms. ETA has issued a Training and Employment Notice that provides information on this free service.