The companies that are involved in this, in order to make it worth their while, have the opportunity to sell their products. That's part of the agreement with the IRS.

There's another way to get free assistance filing your state and federal tax returns.

Although this procedural change comes after many have already filed their tax returns, about 60 percent of taxpayers still have yet to file. We wanted to do what we could, as soon as it was possible, to make the process easier for those still working on their taxes.