“Taxpayers who fall outside the pilot’s eligibility limits will be unable to participate in the pilot in 2024.”
Free filing with the IRS starts as a pilot in 13 states. Only four with an income tax signed up to integrate: Arizona, California, Massachusetts and New York. The other nine have no state income tax to integrate. Even there, only simple returns qualify, and the rollout starts with a small group. The paid prep industry keeps every other return.