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Ummm I guess you didn't click the link. It's a blog post with a list of states that offer direct e-file on the states own department of revenue website for free. There are links to the state websites, but the blog doesn't get anything there. Like most other blogs (and this site), they probably make money off advertising and referral links, but you don't need to provide any personal information.
if u have simple w2 return, just use the free one; if u have something a bit more complicated, like investment and dividend, paid one is better. I tried 2 free ones last year for those income and it didn't support
Lots of free options support investments and dividends. Just not the ones from TurboTax and H&R Block who want to upsell you. FreeTaxUSA and Cash App both support this with the free tier.
You can PREPARE an unlimited number of tax returns, both federal and state. For example, if you prepared a return for fifty friends, each one would be saved under a different file name on your computer. The federal and state data all reside in the same file. So fifty files, not one hundred. You begin with the federal. When finished, you can download one state for free, then begin completing the state return but the appropriate information is already automatically transferred into it (names, SSN, address, amounts, and so on).
You can electronically FILE up to five federal returns for free. Extras cost more.
To electronically FILE a state tax return, you have to pay about $19 for each one. Unless your return is many, many pages long it's simply much cheaper to buy a stamp or two and send via USPS. If you indeed have a boatload of pages, the cost to mail might be more since it's determined by weight. It would take a huge number of pages to cost $18 in postage.
The tax companies are betting that lazy filers will just spend the extra money to e-file state returns also. It seems logical to assume that most people who do that don't visit this site much.
Have used H&R block online for past 5 years. Never used download ones... if i buy this, can i use my online credentials and pull in my information from last year tax returns? Or do i need to type everything new? Also will the filing details be stored in our account online?
Download a hard copy of form 8911 from the IRS web site. Determine your 30% credit. In the H&R Block software open form No. 3800. Enter your 30% credit on line 1s. of part III. I found it necessary to also enter the value in line 1. of Part I. Your credit should now show up under "Other Business Credits".
Did u file it earlier or it's a suggestion ? With the form how can you submit it electronically? Forget about manually sending them it's not worth to use the software
Did u file it earlier or it's a suggestion ? With the form how can you submit it electronically? Forget about manually sending them it's not worth to use the software
I think we should NOT 🚫 be buying H&R block even it's free when you can't file it electronically with the form 8911 supported for the folks who need it
Did u file it earlier or it's a suggestion ? With the form how can you submit it electronically? Forget about manually sending them it's not worth to use the software
You're not understanding. The hard copy is only for calculating. You then put it into form 3800 in the software. Submit only electronically. Keep hard form for your records.
You're not understanding. The hard copy is only for calculating. You then put it into form 3800 in the software. Submit only electronically. Keep hard form for your records.
You're not understanding. The hard copy is only for calculating. You then put it into form 3800 in the software. Submit only electronically. Keep hard form for your records.
We buy software to avoid thinking so much which form to use etc .if I have think so much why use their software .I can use the free software itself.who would be knowing all this and lost of people would have missed the credit .not all look into comments from slickdeals .I get your point but it's like we jumping hoops to make their software compatible even after paying
We buy software to avoid thinking so much which form to use etc .if I have think so much why use their software .I can use the free software itself.who would be knowing all this and lost of people would have missed the credit .not all look into comments from slickdeals .I get your point but it's like we jumping hoops to make their software compatible even after paying
Was just helping the guy out who said he already bought the software before knowing. Do whatever you want.
I was using turbo tax deluxe for the last 10 years, and I wanted to try H&R Block this year. Is this deluxe + state same as that deluxe + state? Could I import 2022 TT file into here and get started? I appreciate any comment / feedback. Thank you
I've used both and currently use H&R. Unless you can get a bigger discount on one of the two and not the other, I'd just stick to whatever you already used. They both do nearly the exact same thing after all (almost like it's a product that shouldn't even exist...) so the only convenience either offers is importing your data from last year.
Yes indeed. And their extremely deceptive marketing practices.
Agreed there. It's bullshit. Even further than free tax prep, there's absolutely no reason that the vast majority of Americans couldn't just get a check or bill auto-mailed to them. Every financial institution we use already sends the works to the IRS. IRS in this case is just checking if you did your homework right, and then punishes you if you messed it up. It's stupid and a waste of money and brainpower.
Does anyone know if the deluxe will let me import from multiple brokerages and enter 1099's? It seems to be impossible to get someone on the phone without an account.
Does anyone know if the deluxe will let me import from multiple brokerages and enter 1099's? It seems to be impossible to get someone on the phone without an account.
Yes all H&R desktop versions import the same stuff.
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Ummm I guess you didn't click the link. It's a blog post with a list of states that offer direct e-file on the states own department of revenue website for free. There are links to the state websites, but the blog doesn't get anything there. Like most other blogs (and this site), they probably make money off advertising and referral links, but you don't need to provide any personal information.
Lots of free options support investments and dividends. Just not the ones from TurboTax and H&R Block who want to upsell you. FreeTaxUSA and Cash App both support this with the free tier.
You can electronically FILE up to five federal returns for free. Extras cost more.
To electronically FILE a state tax return, you have to pay about $19 for each one. Unless your return is many, many pages long it's simply much cheaper to buy a stamp or two and send via USPS. If you indeed have a boatload of pages, the cost to mail might be more since it's determined by weight. It would take a huge number of pages to cost $18 in postage.
The tax companies are betting that lazy filers will just spend the extra money to e-file state returns also. It seems logical to assume that most people who do that don't visit this site much.
Did u file it earlier or it's a suggestion ? With the form how can you submit it electronically? Forget about manually sending them it's not worth to use the software
I think we should NOT 🚫 be buying H&R block even it's free when you can't file it electronically with the form 8911 supported for the folks who need it
You're not understanding. The hard copy is only for calculating. You then put it into form 3800 in the software. Submit only electronically. Keep hard form for your records.
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IRS if has doubt how they refer ?
We buy software to avoid thinking so much which form to use etc .if I have think so much why use their software .I can use the free software itself.who would be knowing all this and lost of people would have missed the credit .not all look into comments from slickdeals .I get your point but it's like we jumping hoops to make their software compatible even after paying
Was just helping the guy out who said he already bought the software before knowing. Do whatever you want.
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