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Did you mean freetaxusa.com? (freetax.com goes to a site called DIY Tax which doesn't look like they offer free returns anymore.)

I've used freetaxusa.com for the past couple of years. They don't do the same level of hand-holding that TurboTax and TaxAct are famous for. So what I have done in the past is fill out the tricky parts in TaxAct using a free account and if the number look right, copy them into FreeTaxUSA.

I used to use TaxAct until their prices, tiers, and upsells got to be flat-out usurious. FreeTaxUSA federal filing is free but you have to pay a small (around $15) fee if you want to e-file for state. _That_ is a price I can live with. I don't mind paying it at all if it means escaping the TurboTax and TaxAct traps.



I switched to freetaxusa.com this year after 15+ years in Intuit. I have more complex taxes than the average person and I felt like it went just fine. Really happy with the service. Went from about $150 per year to $15.




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