1: Free Tax USA
https://www.freetaxusa.
2: Cash App Taxes (Formally Credit Karma Tax)
https://cash.app/taxes
3: OnlineTaxes
https://olt.com/
4: MyFreeTaxes (for AGI $89,000 or less)
https://myfreetaxes.com/
5: IRS Free File: Do your Taxes for Free (for AGI $89,000 or less)
https://www.irs.gov/file-your-taxes-for-free
https://irs.treasury.go
6: IRS Free Fillable Forms: Do your Taxes for Free (no AGI limit)
https://www.irs.gov/e-file-provid...able-forms
List of states with free state e-file directly on their website [thefinancebuff.com]
(requires transferring data from your tax software to the state website)
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I will say, Costco has it for the same price - with a $10 TurboTax credit that can be applied to the State eFile charge they spring on you at the time of submission.
Before showing you the value after discounts, this is what I would have paid without discounts, $294.65 including taxes.
Now:
All State, if you are with them for car insurance, they have an email that went out on March 31st for 20% off.
With that 20% off, it only applies to the Expert Assist Premium, so it brought the Expert Assist Premium part down to $167.20 from $209.
On top of that, I used my Chase Freedom card offers for 30% cash back. You read that right. Not $5 off, not $30 off; 30%. So I am getting $75 back.
So I end up paying like $175.37
What I was not able to take advantage of:
But I just discovered that I had a small window of time on March 31st that, had I filed then, TurboTax would also not have raised the price by $41.
The email that stated this came in at 12:20 p.m. on March 31st. The price at that time was $168. The email with All state came in at 12:02 p.m. So if 20% off was applied then, the price would have been discounted to $134.40 and then $69.00 added for state filing (It is always $69, regardless of when you file on or after March 31st).
Then, I would have been able to take off another 30% off and receive that as cashback ($61.02).
All in all, I would have paid $203. 40-61.02 = $142.38.
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Then I was offered a premium DIY Deluxe version free of charge by doing the online version. The desktop app closed itself and I resumed it all through the website.
100% worth it and looks like a limited offer until 4/16. Get on it for the last minute promo!
Maybe they are transitioning away from the desktop app?
If I was to download this product,
* Is e-file for Federal included?
* How much does TT charge for state e-file?
* If I choose to not e-file state, can I print the forms and mail them out?
* If I need to file for two states, can I add another state to this product and file?
Thanks!
All State, if you are with them for car insurance, they have an email that went out on March 31st for 20% off.
This is what I would have paid without discounts, $294.65 including taxes.
With that 20% off, it only applied to the Expert Assist Premium, so it brought the Expert Assist Premium part down to $167.20 from $209.
On top of that, I used my Chase Freedom card offers for 30% cash back. You read that right. Not $5 off, not $30 off; 30%. So I am getting $75 back.
So I end up paying like $175.37
But I just discovered that I had a small window of time on March 31st that, had I filed then, TurboTax would also not have raised the price by $41. The email that stated this came in at 12:20 p.m. on March 31st. The price at that time was $168. The email with All state came in at 12:02 p.m. So if 20% off was applied then, the price would have been discounted to $134.40 and then $69.00 added for state filing (It is always $69, regardless of when you file on or after March 31st). Then, I would have been able to take off another 30% off and receive that as cashback ($61.02). All in all, I would have paid $203. 40-61.02 = $142.38.
Double-check that Chase cashback. This is what I see on my account:
"Offer expires 4/18/26. Save 30%, up to $20 maximum. Offer valid one time only."
Double-check that Chase cashback. This is what I see on my account:
"Offer expires 4/18/26. Save 30%, up to $20 maximum. Offer valid one time only."
"So I ended up checking around for offers because I finally decided to efile today.
All State, if you are with them for car insurance, they have an email that went out on March 31st for 20% off.
This is what I would have paid without discounts, $294.65 including taxes and that $69 charge for efiling state.
With that 20% off, it only applied to the Expert Assist Premium, so it brought the Expert Assist Premium part down to $167.20 from $209.
On top of that, I used my Chase Freedom card offers for 30% cash back. So I am getting $20 back.
With the $69 state charge and taxes, I end up paying like $230.37
But I just discovered that I had a small window of time on March 31st that, had I filed then, TurboTax would also not have raised the price by $41. The email that stated this came in at 12:20 p.m. on March 31st. The price at that time was $168. The email with All state came in at 12:02 p.m. So if 20% off was applied then, the price would have been discounted to $134.40 and then $69.00 added for state filing (It is always $69, regardless of when you file on or after March 31st). With taxes, it would have come out to $215.58.
Then, I would have been able to take off another 30% off and receive that as cashback ($20). All in all, I would have paid $215.58-20 = $195.58."
Although, when reading back through it, I still think some of what I stated was wrong.
The weird part is, I had found that this is not even cash back, it is statement credit (two different things). Cash back essentially means one gets a certain amount back to do what one wants with. Statement credit immediately applies itself to the balance.
Since I am using Chase Freedom, I actually get 1% cash back as well on every purchase. I ended up getting $1.96 in actual cashback.
So when I add this cash back to my final loss, it comes out to a whopping......$228.42!!
Now they have businesses that state they can help you negotiate with the IRS if you never paid your taxes. Really? Someone cannot just call the IRS, get on a payment plan and settle it themselves? And what do these businesses do? They make $$ off it. Charge you a fee to do what you could have done for free.
Just look up Turbotax on wikipedia.
If I was to download this product,
* Is e-file for Federal included?
* How much does TT charge for state e-file?
* If I choose to not e-file state, can I print the forms and mail them out?
* If I need to file for two states, can I add another state to this product and file?
Thanks!
If you do go with the TT download version, federal e-file is included. State is $25 per state for e-file, but you can print and mail. You will also have to pay to download the state software for the 2nd state - I think it's $40. Some states you can submit directly on their website be re-entering the data there (see wiki post for a list).
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Now they have businesses that state they can help you negotiate with the IRS if you never paid your taxes. Really? Someone cannot just call the IRS, get on a payment plan and settle it themselves? And what do these businesses do? They make $$ off it. Charge you a fee to do what you could have done for free.
Just look up Turbotax on wikipedia.
And yes, there are businesses that will help you get on a payment plan with the IRS, but you also 100% can do this yourself. But there are lots of companies that charge you money to do something you could do yourself.
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