Comments on: 5 of the Cheapest & Best Ways to E-File your Taxes

By: Mohammed

Mohammed — Sun, 08 May 2011 06:20:06 +0000

@ Paul – some good tips. Just to emphasize Paul’s point, Turbotax, H&R Block, and some of the other software won’t allow you to transfer data automatically from your free federal e-file. Instead, it would have to be a manual entry based on the information you input for your federal return. I haven’t tried this method, so not sure how easy it is. How long would you say it takes, Paul?

By: novatedlease calculator

novatedlease calculator — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:53:39 +0000

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By: Hmm

Hmm — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:46:48 +0000

freetaxusa.com looks identical to express1040.com, but the price is different!

freetaxusa.com “STATE Only $9.95″
express1040.com “STATE Only $12.95″

They’re practically the same website! I don’t get it.

By: Hmm

Hmm — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:32:34 +0000

Please update this. express1040.com now says “STATE Only $12.95″.

TaxSlayer is $14.90 for federal/state, but it’s easily the worst website I have ever experienced, so I’m not giving them any money.

My return is really simple, so I usually use one of the better services to make sure I didn’t miss anything, and then fill out one of the cheap services by hand and just double-check that I got it right.

Another really cheap, but crappy one is taxsimple.com for $9.95

By: Greg Hpllingsworth

Greg Hpllingsworth — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:43:10 +0000

Just a note, TaxACT Standard allows you to prepare, print and e-file your federal return for free with no restrictions on income or age. TaxACT Deluxe (which has additional support features) is $9.95 and the TaxACT Ultimate Bundle (which combines Federal & State preparation) is $16.95. If you use TaxACT Standard and need to file a state return, the cost is $13.95.

By: Shaun Connell

Shaun Connell — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:44:24 +0000

I’m hiring someone this year, though next year I’ll probably file for myself. ::bookmarked::

By: allen

allen — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:23:19 +0000

@G.E. Miller: Ooooo… i must be thinking of the stupid fee you pay if you want direct deposit from the IRS.

By: G.E. Miller

G.E. Miller — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:17:33 +0000

@ P. R. – Good heads up.

@ Allen – If you used a purchased version, I believe you get 5 free e-files with it, so there’s no need to go directly through the IRS site – not sure if it transfers over to a state site for free. You may want to check out your individual state’s site. My state had a listing of products that you could use.

By: allen

allen — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:52:34 +0000

Question:

I use the purchased version of TurboTax (due to it being easier to deal with some investments I have); Can i still use any of these services to file them free? I make under the limit. Do i just print the forms to PDF and email it to them, &c?

Sorry, taxes can be a worrying time. Thanks for any guidance up front!

-=allen

By: P.R.

P.R. — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:53:54 +0000

If you’ve used TurboTax free version before, they will automatically transfer last year’s data and charge you for it at the end. From what I could tell, there’s no way to avoid this data transfer, so you have to pay $15 to file if you’ve used TurboTax before.