FreeTaxUSA Reviews

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Two years on FreeTaxUSA for themselves and clients; really easy with plenty of help and a small state fee.

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Moved from TurboTax and TaxAct when both started charging; FreeTaxUSA is as easy and even filed an amended return online quickly.

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Moved to FreeTaxUSA after a TaxAct problem and a higher TurboTax price; found the process easy with no issues, and the return was accepted afterward.

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Found FreeTaxUSA the only place with wizards to complete older unfiled tax years, and was happy to switch from H&R Block for the ease.

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They switched to FreeTaxUSA after years with another service and found it very easy, with document uploads, a nice interface, helpful tooltips and a flag-and-review feature before submitting that works well.

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Finds it super easy to pick up from last year with FreeTaxUSA: just log in if you used it the previous year.

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First year on FreeTaxUSA after about three decades of TurboTax; ran both side by side and found TurboTax seemed to make things more complicated.

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Switched two years ago and finds FreeTaxUSA much simpler and easier to follow than TurboTax or H&R Block.

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First-time user who found FreeTaxUSA easy overall, but noticed it rounds each entry separately instead of rounding after adding like items, leaving their income a couple dollars short of a hand calculation.

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Switched from decades of TurboTax last year with no complaints; very easy, free federal with no hidden expenses.

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Second year on FreeTaxUSA after H&R Block free wanted to charge for Schedule B; easy with a few more forms.

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Filing for themselves and a partner on FreeTaxUSA saved a lot versus other filers and is just following prompts.

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Several years on FreeTaxUSA, easier and a fraction of the cost of TurboTax including state.

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Gave FreeTaxUSA a trial spin after TurboTax and was done in about an hour; really easy and even enjoyable.

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Switched after long on TurboTax; imported last year's PDF and finished a family member's return in about 15 minutes.

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Switched from years on TurboTax, annoyed they did not switch sooner; super simple and about a small total for federal and state with the deluxe option.

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Left TurboTax for FreeTaxUSA after fees and bait-and-switch; free federal, a small state fee, and an easy hands-off wizard.

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They used FreeTaxUSA for the first time for a joint return with multiple 1099s, an HSA and capital gains, found it straightforward, and say it saved time versus doing everything by hand and mailing.

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Used FreeTaxUSA for a retired relative's return: super easy, fast, big savings over TurboTax, without TurboTax's constant animations.

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Switched after years on TurboTax and is never going back; uploaded the prior-year PDF and it imported their starting data effortlessly.

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After 15 years on TurboTax, dragged in their TurboTax PDF return and FreeTaxUSA imported it correctly; stock sales, W-2 and 1099s filed for a small total.

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Filed on FreeTaxUSA and used its beta import, which brought in interest, pension and IRA data well but got capital gains wrong; the Roth contribution from alimony was also not accepted.

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After years with TaxAct, loved FreeTaxUSA's UX and ease of use but hit a roadblock with Form 3921 for ISO exercises.

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They use FreeTaxUSA for free federal filing and their state site for state, calling it clunky next to paid options but filing for free in about half an hour with a fairly simple situation.

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First time on FreeTaxUSA after TurboTax, paid a small state fee, very easy, and is excited to get the whole refund without crazy fees.

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First time on FreeTaxUSA with plenty of 1099s and 1098s was easy and quick, and saves what TurboTax cost each year.

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After ten-plus years of TurboTax, FreeTaxUSA walked them through a backdoor Roth, multiple states and itemizing more seamlessly and for much less.

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Three-year user who calls FreeTaxUSA by far the easiest tax software, with helpful question-mark explanations at each step.

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Switched from TaxAct to FreeTaxUSA, got the same return amount, found it easy, and paid a small fraction of TaxAct's price even with audit defense and a higher support tier.

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They use FreeTaxUSA and helped their mother, who speaks English as a third language, use it with no trouble, saying it saves paying for pricier software.

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They find FreeTaxUSA a joy for their partner's simple W-2 and 1099 return, but it repeatedly failed to guide them through their own multi-state return with K-1 forms, so they use TurboTax for that.

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Tried FreeTaxUSA once with fake numbers and found it pretty easy and helpful when mistakes happened, though they stay with TurboTax out of familiarity.

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Uploading last year's PDF brought everything in perfectly, and it was the same as TurboTax but easier than expected.

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Guided them through filing a 1098 they never realized, increasing their refund, at a fraction of the price.

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After 22 years of TurboTax with ever-rising fees, FreeTaxUSA imported last year's info and cost about twenty-two total.

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Impressed; entering three brokerage accounts manually was no big deal.

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Needed an hour the first year for RSU income and a backdoor Roth, but liked FreeTaxUSA's simple website with clear steps better than TurboTax.

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Four-plus years on FreeTaxUSA, never spending more than about 30 minutes filing, very simple yet detailed.

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Helped their daughter file for years; this year's rideshare and delivery Schedule C was a breeze.

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First-time user with stock sales who found it easy and will never go back.

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After 10+ years of TurboTax fees, found FreeTaxUSA, which stays easy and fast with a small state fee.

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Thought it was only for lower incomes, but switched and saved money with the same ease.

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Likes FreeTaxUSA's interface but found an issue with one form that could not be overridden, unlike in TurboTax.

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They switched to FreeTaxUSA after struggling to enter a K-1 elsewhere and found it much easier, with free federal filing and a small fee for the state return, and recommend it.

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Used TurboTax for years, switched to FreeTaxUSA a couple of years ago, and finds it cleaner, less cumbersome and cheaper for anything beyond simple W-2 or 1099 income.

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Filing with a 1099 on FreeTaxUSA and finds it much like TurboTax, though the sections are a little vaguer and they have to look up what each Schedule C section means.

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Filed recently and found FreeTaxUSA as polished as TurboTax's interface but with fewer questions and more direct input, at a much lower price.

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Very impressed with the improvements this season; stock sales that were clunky in earlier years were an absolute breeze this year.

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Switched two years ago; simple, effective and cheap, with a small state fee and a cheap upgrade for chat support and unlimited amendments.

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Loved FreeTaxUSA's state preparation for a part-year Indiana return, saving time and getting the refund faster than paper.

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Tried FreeTaxUSA after feeling overcharged by TurboTax; numbers matched, it cost far less, and the process was faster and easier.

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After four years paying TurboTax over a hundred, FreeTaxUSA has cost under twenty for two years, easy, and keeps last year for comparison.

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Compared TurboTax and FreeTaxUSA and FreeTaxUSA always gave a smaller bill, likely thanks to more prompts, and is intuitive and easy.

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After hours fixing stock transactions in TurboTax, FreeTaxUSA only needs the total and an imported file, and is cheaper.

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After many years of TurboTax, found FreeTaxUSA a great experience, simple and even more streamlined.

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After a high TurboTax fee, filed on FreeTaxUSA by scanning a QR code and photographing the W-2, which transferred right to the laptop.

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They filed their federal and state return with FreeTaxUSA after years on TurboTax and TaxSlayer, calling it by far the easiest tax program they have used, with documents importing smoothly except one form with mistakes.

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They do a backdoor Roth conversion themselves every year and say FreeTaxUSA handles it correctly from a simple 1099-R entry, making a complex-sounding return straightforward.

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Switched from H&R Block, found FreeTaxUSA easier and paid a small total for a state return.

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Calls FreeTaxUSA easy and the best small spend of the year after leaving TurboTax.

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Four years on FreeTaxUSA, inexpensive and very user friendly for W-2 employees.

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Followed the hype, found FreeTaxUSA super easy and nearly identical to TurboTax, and told their kid to use it.

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Switched after ten-plus years on TurboTax and easily imported prior returns into FreeTaxUSA.

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Finally left TurboTax and finds FreeTaxUSA easy, simple and with way more user control.

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Decade-long user who finds it very easy, thorough, and good at explaining each step.

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Not very tech savvy but finished the return in about 90 minutes with no stress.

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Found FreeTaxUSA much easier than TurboTax and it walked them through a rental property on their first time.

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Years on FreeTaxUSA with no problems and regrets letting TurboTax rip them off before.

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First time doing their own taxes, used FreeTaxUSA, and found it easy to use and navigate.

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After years of manual forms, FreeTaxUSA impressed them by populating the right items and asking enough questions to bring in the schedules.

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Switched from TurboTax years ago and says FreeTaxUSA does not upsell constantly.

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Finally converted from TurboTax and finds FreeTaxUSA much better at a fraction of the price.

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After years on TurboTax, filled out both, paid a small state fee with free federal on FreeTaxUSA, got identical returns and a much better experience.

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Preferred the simpler interface; it did everything needed for a moderately weird situation as completely as TurboTax or TaxAct for far less money.

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First-time self-filer who found FreeTaxUSA as easy as promised, able to upload forms, photograph printed ones and enter data.

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They used FreeTaxUSA for the first time this year and found it very easy to use, in a thread about handling multiple state returns.

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They have used FreeTaxUSA for six or seven years, including to help others file, with no problems, finding it more straightforward than H&R Block or TurboTax and cheaper.

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Finds FreeTaxUSA easier to use than TurboTax, with TurboTax's number-crunching animations feeling like theater.

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Has used FreeTaxUSA for years and finds it cheap, fast, easy and accurate.

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Found FreeTaxUSA very easy to use and filed federal with it.

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After TurboTax blocked their return and wanted a support fee, restarted on FreeTaxUSA through the IRS link and found it easy.

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First year on FreeTaxUSA after years of TurboTax; likes that forms are shown as you go, despite a state credit glitch.

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Started in 2021 after the IRS site recommended it; easy, free federal and a small state fee.

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Found filing simple and paid only a small fee for the state return, and loved it.

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FreeTaxUSA imported their prior TurboTax return in seconds, interface liked more, numbers identical across both.

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Filed with FreeTaxUSA after years on TurboTax; a small learning curve but just as usable.

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Has used FreeTaxUSA for three years, finds it very easy, and regrets not leaving TurboTax sooner.

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Switched from a pricey accountant to FreeTaxUSA for a simple return and found it simple enough and user-friendly.

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Calls FreeTaxUSA awesome and plans to keep using it, noting it offers higher paid support tiers.

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Compared numbers the first year, found them nearly identical, and likes seeing the tax forms at any point in the process.

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They file a more complicated return with federal, two states and many 1099s on FreeTaxUSA and say it explains everything perfectly.

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Self-employed filer who completed their return in FreeTaxUSA and found it a good experience, planning to use it going forward, though it would not e-file prior-year returns.

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Used TurboTax free while in the military, this time FreeTaxUSA was seamless and quick without paying much.

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They filed their personal taxes with FreeTaxUSA after TurboTax had cost them a couple hundred dollars in earlier years, and found it free with a much better interface.

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They have used FreeTaxUSA and only ever paid the small state e-file fee, finding it cheaper than TurboTax with a more intuitive interface and a helpful comparison to last year's return.

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After years of TurboTax, found FreeTaxUSA with none of the extras, so easy and a big saving.

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First time was much better than TurboTax: simpler UI, clearer explanations, a far lower price, and quicker to file.

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Forced to switch when H&R Block lacked a tax change, and FreeTaxUSA's workflow was far simpler and better.

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Used both TurboTax and FreeTaxUSA, switched, and finds them equally color-by-number to follow, though they google a bit to understand unusual forms.

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Filed in 12 minutes this year, mostly verifying info unchanged from last year.

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Convinced their mom to use it; it took 10 minutes and matched H&R Block and TurboTax exactly.

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Has used it a long time and it keeps getting better; numbers always match paid preparers, PDF import skips typing, and it costs little.

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Their 80-year-old mom did her own taxes on it with only one question.

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About four years in, simple and cheap.

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Finds the FreeTaxUSA interface less flashy but more sensible, exposing more details.

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Switched from TurboTax; very easy and straightforward, less confusing.

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First-time user with the same kind of interface, super easy and cheaper than TurboTax.

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After a decade of H&R Block and TurboTax, was amazed at FreeTaxUSA, which cost about seventeen total.

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Now has a camera scanner and PDF reader for W-2s, finishing in as little as 30 minutes.

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Switched this year and found FreeTaxUSA about as easy as TurboTax.

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TaxSlayer was clunky; FreeTaxUSA was quick, easy and a fifth of TurboTax's price.

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Found it simple, intuitive and detailed, and not going back.

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Switched from TurboTax this year and found it easy peasy.

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Cost less than a fifth of H&R Block and was every bit as easy.

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Converted from TurboTax this year, saved money, and finds the interface better.

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Says FreeTaxUSA now has a better UI and the same features at about a fifth of the price.

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Swapped to FreeTaxUSA and found it as easy as TurboTax if not easier, with a refund slightly higher.

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After a few years on TurboTax, found FreeTaxUSA UI much easier and cleaner.

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Has used FreeTaxUSA since 2019 with several 1099s and Schedule C income, now itemizing, and says it makes everything easy.

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Says FreeTaxUSA gives a line-by-line summary and prints the federal forms verbatim at the final step with no payment needed.

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Filed 2022 on FreeTaxUSA and found it easy and straightforward even with a slightly complicated return.

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Moving to FreeTaxUSA was trivial and the experience much better.

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Uploaded W-2s from two employers on FreeTaxUSA for the 2024 return without trouble.

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Found filing quick and easy, with the federal return back by Thursday after submitting Monday.

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Loves FreeTaxUSA and finds it much better than H&R Block or TurboTax.

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Used FreeTaxUSA for two teenagers' returns including out-of-state income and found it very easy.

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Just used FreeTaxUSA, couldn't be simpler, and will use it again.

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Was amazed how much simpler a backdoor conversion was in FreeTaxUSA.

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Found it super easy on FreeTaxUSA.

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With high income, children, retirement accounts and six 1099s, it took about 20 minutes on FreeTaxUSA.

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Found FreeTaxUSA great and easy for a return with W-2s from two states.

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Long-time TurboTax user who used FreeTaxUSA for a relative's return, found it incredibly easy, and plans to switch.

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Year two with FreeTaxUSA: simple, clear to navigate, with a good summary comparing this year to last.

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First-time user surprised at how easy it was and recommends it.

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After about fifteen years of TurboTax, easily completed four returns on FreeTaxUSA.

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Found FreeTaxUSA much easier with multi-state income from a K-1, especially on the state side.

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After fifteen years of paying TurboTax, FreeTaxUSA got their taxes done faster and easier.

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FreeTaxUSA ingested their 1099 this year and filled everything out automatically after hand entering earlier.

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First time on FreeTaxUSA with an earned income credit return was smooth and easy, with only a small state fee.

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Finds FreeTaxUSA a pleasure to use and much smoother than TurboTax.

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They signed up for FreeTaxUSA on a recommendation, after first looking at H&R Block software, and said it seems great so far for their multi-job return.

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Likes the interface and seamless login, and found a PDF import of last year's TurboTax return and photo imports of forms worked perfectly.

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FreeTaxUSA imported last year's PDF from H&R Block, super easy with no issues, giving a head start.

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Notes that for returning users the FreeTaxUSA summary page lists last year's amounts alongside this year's figures for easy review.

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Uploaded last year's PDF to move over from TurboTax, finds FreeTaxUSA a better UI, zero regrets.

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Recommends FreeTaxUSA as simple and cheap.

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Found it last year when TurboTax got more expensive; great and quick.

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TurboTax insisted on a Deluxe fee over a nonexistent foreign account; FreeTaxUSA had them done in 15-20 minutes.

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Had an easier time with FreeTaxUSA than TurboTax and says switching is worth it.

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First-time FreeTaxUSA user who found the process very simple.

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Used FreeTaxUSA for the first time and found it much faster and better.

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Recently filed through FreeTaxUSA and found the experience awesome.

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Only ever used FreeTaxUSA and loves that it takes 20 minutes max.

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Likes the new W-2 import by photo or PDF; their wife return took about 20 minutes.

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Pleasantly surprised how much more intuitive FreeTaxUSA is than TurboTax and plans to use it going forward.

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Already filed with FreeTaxUSA and very happy with how user friendly it was.

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After paying for TurboTax, helped a friend with 1099 income on FreeTaxUSA, which was free and easier.

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Completed their own return on FreeTaxUSA and found the process pretty simple.

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Long-time user of FreeTaxUSA for over ten years who loves how streamlined and user-friendly the software is and highly recommends it.

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Left TurboTax about eight years ago; FreeTaxUSA feels like early TurboTax, more transparent, and porting info over is only a first-year chore.