Get free face-to-face tax help tomorrow

It's officially springtime, which for most of us means tax season. 

If this season's income tax bill threatens to overwhelm you financially, tomorrow is a good day to work things out with the IRS. The agency will be holding unusual Saturday hours at its approximately 250 offices nationwide. Folks with tax issues, and those who think they won't be able to pay, are welcome to come in and talk face-to-face with IRS staffers. 

In addition, hundreds of free community tax-prep assistance locations, staffed with IRS-trained volunteers, will be open nationwide tomorrow to help folks who earn $42,000 or less annually prepare their taxes, free of charge. 

Once you've checked tax prep off your to-do list, your spring can really begin.

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[Bryan]

There are also plenty of free resources for preparing and filing your taxes online. Every major provider of tax preparation software offers a free version available which usually includes one to five free e-file's for Federal taxes (alas, they still charge you to file your state taxes). If your tax return is more complex than the 1040-EZ, then you will probably want to upgrade to the next level package. My son filed his online and it took about 15 minutes. The big three are at www.turbotax.com, www.taxcut.com and www.taxact.com.