https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/04/09/no_free_irs_tax/ > It may soon be illegal for American citizens to file their taxes online for free, as both sides of a frequently fractured US Congress united on this important issue. > The move is one of the provisions in the ironically titled Taxpayer First Act, a new bill in Congress that is backed by both Democrats and Republicans and which has passed a critical committee stage, just one week before the US tax filing deadline of April 15.