According to the Internal Revenue Service article "

<p><p>http://www.irs.gov/efile/article/0,,id=118508,00.html">IRS e-file for Individuals," 95 million people e-filed their federal income taxes in 2009. The IRS federal income tax e-file program boasts faster refunds, less paper, quick confirmation of return receipt and an easy to access 24 hour a day-seven day per week web portal.

How to e-File Taxes Online for Free

For individuals with an adjusted gross income of $57,000 or less, the IRS has created the Free File program. The Free File website contains links to participating companies that will provide free federal tax filing software. The software assists the taxpayer by asking simple, easy to understand questions and using the answers to correctly fill out the necessary tax forms, usually a 1040EZ.