Thousands eligible for free e-file

BOISE, IDAHO — Feb. 3, 2022 — Many Idahoans are aware they can e-file their tax returns, but few know it might be free. The Idaho State Tax Commission is encouraging taxpayers with an adjusted gross income of $73,000 a year or less to visit tax.idaho.gov/freefile. This page details companies offering free online filing and preparation of both federal and Idaho individual income tax returns.

“Out of the 900,000 plus returns we processed last year, nearly 625,000 Idaho taxpayers could have qualified to e-file for free. But only about 82,000 of them took advantage of the free-file option,” Tax Commission Chairman Jeff McCray said. “While the number of people using the service has increased in the past few years, we’d like to see more people use it to save money.”