Comments on: List of Free Tax Preparation Services

By: Krista

Krista — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:07:46 +0000

When i lived in ohio, i had a credit union, and they did my tax returns for free. I dont think you even had to be a member to do it. I reccomend looking into that. its a good idea to call earlie in january to make an appointment tho.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:43:55 +0000

This is the first time I am visiting your site. My return is really simple and I am anything but wealthy, so think I am going to find a company through the IRS site. I am looking forward to receiving your emails and becoming a little more financially savvy. Speaking of why free? why is your info free? Just asking.

By: Jimmy Kaufman

Jimmy Kaufman — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:08:06 +0000

I found FreeTaxUSA.com on the IRS free file page a few years ago. I’ve been filing with them ever since because their state price is one of the best around. TaxAct is also a good company.

By: Andrew Zumwalt

Andrew Zumwalt — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:27:52 +0000

You might want to search at the website below for a free tax preparation site near you:

http://extension.missouri.edu/hes/taxed/vitasites.htm

By: Shahid

Shahid — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:41:21 +0000

I used TaxAct last year for the very first time. The interface is a little bland and that is where TurboTax shines.

Anyhow…….I found it be good and I am going to use it again this year.

By: L

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:50:33 +0000

I used Tax Act for my federal taxes for years 2006 through 2008. The constant requests to upgrade are annoying but you can’t beat the price. I recommend tax act.

By: Shahid

Shahid — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:56:43 +0000

Deb,

Thanks for letting us know about that website. I’m debating whether or not to use TaxAct this year. I file jointly, have no kids, take the standard deduction…….and only have a few stocks to put on the Schedule D (Capital Gains & Losses).

By: DEB

DEB — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:37:43 +0000

FREE1040TAXRETURN.COM IS A TERRIBLE SITE…FIRST, THERE IS NOTHING “FREE” ABOUT IT…WAS CHARGED WRONG AMOUNTS…CAN’T GET MONEY BACK…I FOLLOWED ALL OF THEIR DIRECTIONS AND MY STATE TAX RETURN NEVER WENT THRU. THEY CHARGED ME $24.95 FOR AUDIT PROTECTION…I NEVER AUTHORIZED THIS…DON’T USE THIS SITE!!!

By: Shahid

Shahid — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:59:31 +0000

I’ve used TurboTax but felt scammed last year when they wanted an additional fee to efile my state return. I bought the software in a store and no where on the box did it state that. I had to look in the inside flap (after buying it of course) and in very small letter it had an asterisk with the extra fee.

I’m going to give TaxAct a try this year.

By: Chas

Chas — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:13:14 +0000

This year you can only get access to the free Tubotax by having a State Farm Bank product added to your online account. Just having a State Farm insurance product isn’t good enough.

By: cheo reom

cheo reom — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:26:33 +0000

VITA is great! They offered to help me fill out my entire tax return!

By: laxtosnoco

laxtosnoco — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:09:29 +0000

Just to clarify on your last heading; VITA programs provide more than just a little extra help. VITA volunteers prepare your entire return for free. Some programs do set income limits, but people who are not comfortable with the free-file options should look into the service.

By: kitty

kitty — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:00:39 +0000

Thanks for info about State Farm. I’ve been buying Turbo Tax and paying for filing not knowing I could get it for free through State Farm.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:51:37 +0000

I’ve used TaxAct for the last 4 years and I’ve had nothing but good results. I pay the $17 bucks for the “Premium” package because it includes the $13 State charge and it also populates all of my info from the previous year to compare against – I did my taxes last weekend in about an hour because all I had to do was update all of the 2007 numbers to the 2008 numbers (My wife and I have the same employers, mortgages, loans, investment accounts, etc) and it was a breeze. I’ve used Turbo Tax in the past and have found it nothing but unnecessarily complicated and every time I used it the results were wrong (I’m a nerd engineer who didn’t believe the numbers it was shooting out at me, so I redid it by hand and it was wrong)

By: JohnW

JohnW — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:30:01 +0000

I used TaxAct this year and it worked fine and was free! No rebates to hassle with.