1: Free Tax USA
https://www.freetaxusa.
2: Cash App Taxes (Formally Credit Karma Tax)
https://cash.app/taxes
3: OnlineTaxes
https://olt.com/main/home/default.asp
4: MyFreeTaxes
https://myfreetaxes.com/
5: IRS Free File: Do your Taxes for Free (for AGI $79,000 or less)
https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-f...s-for-free
https://irs.treasury.go
If you have a Form 1040 return with limited credits, you could be eligible to file for $0
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For anyone that's new to TurboTax, note that the software does lots of sleazy things to try to get you to provide more information and/or buy more unnecessary and/or useless services. Starting from the very first page on launch, you can skip providing all of your personal information (that has nothing to do with the return itself; it's just for Intuit's benefit).
There's audit protection, offers to upgrade to higher versions with confusing wording, etc. Regarding the latter, they clearly use confusing language to make it sound like you need the Premier edition for automatic downloading of investment information (I fell for this for years, but Deluxe works just fine; supposedly the more expensive version provides "assistance" in this area, but I've never noticed it). Also, almost any meaningful "support" you'll get from Intuit is from volunteers who help users troubleshoot on their forum. Finally, if you like to file early, beware that they've had many substantial updates to the software just prior to (and even after) April 15, 2023. Sometimes, this is the fault of Congress/I.R.S. delays in clarification, but it's often the fault of Intuit and the dozens of bugs in the monster it helped create.
And, for those that can stomach it, here's an oveview of reasons tax filing is so painful in the U.S.: Tax preparation in the United States - Wikipedia. Combined with persistent under-staffing and under-funding for decades, the I.R.S. can barely operate basic functions (clearly, to prevent audits of the wealthy); "we, the people" end up covering those costs (one reference). Perhaps, worst of all, it has been shown that money put into IRS enforcement pays back tremendously well; it's one of the best performing investments the U.S. could possibly make (recent reference).
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This year, I'll either try freetaxusa or tax act. Either fill in TT and transfer info over or fill and file everything outside of TT
For me in Alabama, Its easier to just pay for the E-file. The state system is horrible.
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For me in Alabama, Its easier to just pay for the E-file. The state system is horrible.
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Agreed. I have used them for several years with no issues.
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Sure it costs a bit more. But at least that extra money doesn't go to some faceless bean counters next yacht. It stays local.
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