The IRS will begin a pilot program next year to help some taxpayers fill out and file their income tax returns for free online
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Agency will conduct limited test before deciding whether to build competitor to companies such as TurboTaxTax lingo isn’t always intuitive. To help explain your tax return, WSJ breaks down some key terminology—from gross income to above the line deductions—and explains how each connects to one important number: your adjusted gross income. Illustration: MacKenzie Coffman
WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service will begin a pilot program next year to help some taxpayers fill out and file their income tax returns for free online, taking the first step toward building a government-run competitor to TurboTax andThe trial run will be welcomed by Democrats and consumer advocates who have been urging the government to give Americans
. Republicans, meanwhile, have questioned whether the IRS should develop a new tax-filing system. Private tax-preparation companies are fighting a change that could shrink their revenue.
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