It isn't free . . .

ha, i always wondered about that

i buy a tax program every year, for about $14 bucks (actually my mom buys it as i do her taxes, mine are pretty simple), well worth the price, i always got more money back than i asked for when i did my taxes by hand, and a few times i've checked the diference between me doing it and the program, and i've always got better returns with the program

Have you checked the free tax software on the IRS website? They are not just for the very lowest income levels. One I just looked at, on that site, is free if your adjusted gross income is less than $57,000. Others might have different limits.

Do you mean software? Do you go to a computer peripherals store?

I did a couple of years ago and found none that were free. I used Turbo Tax that year but I thought for a person to who earns less than $20,000 to spend $30 on income tax preparation was outrageous. I haven't checked since.