This is the year for massive NON-COMPLIANCE.
Unfortunately the big corp’s like H+R will do ‘free’ returns for the poor. Even the online tax prepares all do it for free for the lower income bunch.
“Unfortunately the big corp’s like H+R will do ‘free’ returns for the poor. Even the online tax prepares all do it for free for the lower income bunch.”
In the past the FREE return was for filing the 1040-EZ form only. As soon as you add another form, there’s a fee. 1040-EZ should not require help to fill out. But some are so overwhelmed as soon as you involve the IRS.
The question now is with the additional O-Care form required
for people either without insurance or with subsidized policies - how few people are eligible to actually file the “EZ” form? Very few I’d imagine. Remember once you add
another form the FREE turns into a FEE for filing.