See if you qualify to use the following programs to prepare and e-file your individual income tax returns for free.
Direct File program
The IRS Direct File program allows eligible Idahoans to file their state and federal returns for free.
Start by using the IRS Direct File program to do your federal return. Once you’ve filed, you’ll click a button to transfer your tax return information to Idaho’s FileYourStateTaxes tool to file your Idaho state taxes.
To use Direct File, you must have lived in Idaho for all of 2024, and you must take the standard deduction. You can’t itemize, but you can take some credits and deductions. Find other eligibility requirements by visiting directfile.irs.gov. Click Check eligibility now, and then select Idaho.
Start filing Jan. 27: directfile.irs.gov
Free File program
You might qualify to prepare and e-file your income taxes under the Free File program, a partnership between the Tax Commission, the IRS, and tax software companies. The program is open to Idaho taxpayers who meet certain criteria. If your adjusted gross income is $84,000 or less, you probably qualify to e-file for free.
Start filing now: tax.idaho.gov/freefile