FreeTaxUSA
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Pros
- Since the free irs filing tool got taken down, don't forget there's still freetaxusa.
- FreetaxuSA is a godsend. Free federal, and $15 state. I used to just do the free federal and then use my state's website to walk through the state return, but last year FreetaxUSA had a $200 bigger refund than the state tax website, so I...
- Your situation is relatively simple and you could do it yourself in one evening with freetaxusa.
- Go enter your data into whatever tax software you like (FreeTaxUSA is a commonly recommended one).
- Plug all your info into a different tax software (olt.com, freetaxusa.com) to double check whatever you already used.
Cons
- Parent context: FTUSA got me less of a return than Turbo did. I still think FYUSA is an amazing option for people but TT got me a much better refund for my poor ass. Reply: FTUSA got me less of a return than Turbo did. I still think FYUS...
- As for me, I used FreeTaxUSA and their fees were 2.5%
- I am filing taxes via FreeTaxUSA. When I fill in the medical expenses section in FreeTaxUSA, I entered the said amount as you can see here
- The only thing FreeTaxUSA lacks which really sucks is the ability to upload stock trade histories. If you do a lot of trading each year you’re going to suffer a bit doing all that data entry manually.
- FreeTaxUSA doesn’t support FEIE.
Sentiment
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Trust + time weighted score: +64% · raw score 63%
What redditors said (10 of 19)
Since the free irs filing tool got taken down, don't forget there's still freetaxusa.
Parent context: FTUSA got me less of a return than Turbo did. I still think FYUSA is an amazing option for people but TT got me a much better refund for my poor ass. Reply: FTUSA got me less of a return than Turbo did. I still think FYUSA is an amazing option for people but TT got me a much better refund for my poor ass.
FreetaxuSA is a godsend. Free federal, and $15 state. I used to just do the free federal and then use my state's website to walk through the state return, but last year FreetaxUSA had a $200 bigger refund than the state tax website, so I paid the $15.
As for me, I used FreeTaxUSA and their fees were 2.5%
Your situation is relatively simple and you could do it yourself in one evening with freetaxusa.
Go enter your data into whatever tax software you like (FreeTaxUSA is a commonly recommended one).
I am filing taxes via FreeTaxUSA. When I fill in the medical expenses section in FreeTaxUSA, I entered the said amount as you can see here
Plug all your info into a different tax software (olt.com, freetaxusa.com) to double check whatever you already used.
Free Tax USA ftw. Fuck Turbo Tax.
The only thing FreeTaxUSA lacks which really sucks is the ability to upload stock trade histories. If you do a lot of trading each year you’re going to suffer a bit doing all that data entry manually.