Each year the Arizona Department of Revenue provides opportunities for taxpayers to file their Arizona Individual Income Tax returns electronically at no cost.

The Arizona Free File Alliance is an agreement between the Arizona Department of Revenue and several software companies to provide free online services for qualified Arizona taxpayer. Any software company may participate in the alliance. Each company determines its own free filing offer. The Free File offers for Tax Year 2009 are listed below.

UPDATED for Tax Year 2009! The Arizona Department of Revenue offers four updated forms packages.

These packages are designed so that you fill in the data, it does the math! Each package contains a individual income tax form as well as all commonly used credit forms and allowable schedule(s) that go with the form. This process is interactive and enables you to complete your entire return on your computer. With these fillable forms, you will experience some of the same benefits as e-file, such as faster refunds and a safe filing process, all without needing Internet access. The information you enter on the forms can only be accessed by you.

• 140 Residential Personal Income Tax Return - Long Form - Package  
• 140A Residential Personal Income Tax Return - Short Form - Package  
• 140EZ Residential Personal Income Tax Return - EZ Form  
• 140PTC Property Tax Refund (Credit) Claim - Package
• 140PY Part-Year Resident Personal Income Tax Package
• 140NR Nonresident Personal Income Tax Package

The commonly used credits and schedules are:

Arizona Credit Forms

• 301 Non-Refundable Credits: Form / Instructions
• 310 Credit for Solar Energy Credit : Form / Instructions
• 321 Credit for Contrib to Charities: Form / Instructions
• 322 Credit for Contrib Made or Fees Paid to Public Schools: Form / Instructions
• 323 Credit for Contrib School Tuition Organizations: Form / Instructions
• 340 Credit for Donations to the Military Family relief Fund: Form / Instructions

Arizona Schedules

• Sch A - Itemized Deduction

• Intuit^® Inc. and the Intuit Financial Freedom Foundation^SM are proud to sponsor the Intuit Tax Freedom Project^SM, donating free TurboTax^® online tax preparation & e-file if in tax year 2009 you meet one of the following:
  • Qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), or
  • Earned $31,000 or less in adjusted gross income (AGI), or
  • Served Active Duty Military (including Reservists and National Guard) with a military W2 and AGI of $57,000 or less.   Read more...
• TaxHawk® allows you to e-file your Federal and Arizona states taxes online.   The Free Federal and State Service is designed to be easy and fast.
  
          * FREE Federal, no restrictions (Includes IRS E-File)
          * FREE State if your AGI is $20,000 or less (Includes State E-File)
          * If you don't qualify for the free state offer pay only $12.95 to file your state tax return.
    
  Our simple on-line interview makes preparing and e-filing your tax return easy and helps you claim every deduction and credit you are entitled to receive.   Read more...
• TaxSlayer provides FREE online Federal return and one FREE online State return with household income less than $57,000 and you are either 25 years old or younger, 68 years old and over, active military, those with Federal AGI less than $10,000 OR if you qualify for EITC.  Read more...
• OLT provides FREE online Federal return and FREE online State return if you are 20 years old or younger.  Read more...
• average1040.com offers FREE e-filing of Federal and Arizona returns when your AGI is less than $3,500. $7.99 if you do not qualify. Read more...

Don't qualify for one of the free file offers? Please see our list of do-it-yourself Approved Software Vendors.

Are you looking for a tax professional to prepare and efile your individual income tax return? Find an approved professional near you from a list provided on the IRS website.