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I only have social security income, why can't I file for free?

can you file for free if you only have social security as income?
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SusanY1
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I only have social security income, why can't I file for free?

If social security is your only source of income, and you didn't have any voluntary tax withheld from your payments, you are not required to file a tax return at all.  You can see more about that HERE.

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