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Read on for the backstory of the Free File Alliance, what's changing for Intuit's Free File users and the remaining options in the IRS Free File program. Though we don't know all of the ways that Intuit's exit from the Free File Alliance will impact existing Free File customers, the IRS program or the 2021 tax season (coming in 2022), we have received some details from the company. If you made an error on your tax return, you may need to file an amended tax form.

Intuit's TurboTax Free Edition is the industry's most used free tax preparation offer and will continue to be available to more than 50 million people who file simple tax returns.' В© Angela Lang/CNET

An Intuit spokesperson told CNET that the company was 'committed to continuing to offer free tax preparation while accelerating innovation to address all of consumers' financial problems. In addition to tax services, the company says it's focused on piloting programs to help customers save money, pay off debt and increase their incomes. Under the agreementВ governing the program, participating companies are restricted from marketing paid products to those using Free File solutions. Intuit cited 'limitations of the Free File program' and a desire to focus on 'further innovating in ways not allowable under the current Free File guidelines' within the no-cost program as the catalyst for its exit.

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Intuit, the company behind the tax filing software TurboTax, announced in a July 15 blog post that it would no longer participate in the IRS Free File Alliance, a partnership between the IRS and the tax filing software industry that offers free tax software to Americans earning $72,000 or less.