FreeTaxUSA Reviews

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Three years on FreeTaxUSA; it can now handle backdoor Roth conversions with a specific help article.

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Paid a CPA for years while forecasting on FreeTaxUSA, and last year it was good enough to stop using the CPA.

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Over five years on FreeTaxUSA without an issue even as filings grew more complex, with free federal direct deposit.

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Has filed with FreeTaxUSA for three years and never had trouble getting a refund, errors, or questions about their return, even though refund-hold rules sometimes delay it.

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After using TurboTax since 2013, they switched to FreeTaxUSA this year when TurboTax required a newer Windows version, and had no issues at all with it.

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They have used FreeTaxUSA for five or six years without problems at a low cost, after leaving TurboTax because paying a high price just to file student loan interest felt wasteful.

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Filed state and federal with FreeTaxUSA; both were accepted the same day and the federal refund arrived within a week.

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A volunteer preparer after 20 years on TurboTax desktop found FreeTaxUSA handled a relatively complex return without a single issue.

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Compared TurboTax and FreeTaxUSA side by side, got exactly the same refund, and moved to FreeTaxUSA after previously paying a preparer for years.

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Has used FreeTaxUSA for years with W-2s, 1099s and Schedule C, and TurboTax and FreeTaxUSA came out the same when compared.

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Nearly ten years on FreeTaxUSA, finds it legitimate with no hidden fees and only mild, easy-to-skip upselling of support and audit protection.

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Uses it for personal and a single-member LLC return for six years without an issue.

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Switched from Intuit and FreeTaxUSA chewed through combined 1099 forms for a slightly more complicated return without a hitch.

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Used FreeTaxUSA for 13 years and it has always been the same; their mom switched when TurboTax calculated her taxes wrong.

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Five years, always matching TurboTax; the only downside is no brokerage auto-import.

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Longtime TurboTax user now in their fourth year on FreeTaxUSA, problem free, with investments, a rollover and education credits.

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Switched to FreeTaxUSA years ago after running it side by side with TurboTax and seeing matching results, and now relies on it alone, calling it great service.

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Uses FreeTaxUSA for five years; files state by hand but uses its final state tax calculation from the federal numbers as a cross-check.

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Three-year FreeTaxUSA user, formerly on TurboTax and H&R Block, who loves it.

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After TurboTax and H&R Block upsells, moved to FreeTaxUSA four years ago, which handles property sales and stock transactions.

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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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FreeTaxUSA handled a forgotten capital loss carryover and insisted they enter it before moving on.

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Ran a fairly complex return through TurboTax, which had bugs, then on FreeTaxUSA, which had none and matched within a dollar; they plan to use FreeTaxUSA from now on.

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FreeTaxUSA handled their K-1 without a problem after another tax program would not process it.

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Switched from Cash App Taxes to FreeTaxUSA because it supported a document the other lacked, and found FreeTaxUSA great as well.

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Switched from TaxAct to FreeTaxUSA in 2020 and has used it every year since.

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Used FreeTaxUSA and cross-checked in TurboTax, always matching in the end; uses TurboTax now only for a couple of forms FreeTaxUSA lacks.

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With kids, high income, many deductions, stock options and RSUs, all account types and multiple states, FreeTaxUSA handled it with ease.

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Long-time H&R Block user who now files on FreeTaxUSA, which handled exotic situations such as Social Security back pay and claim-of-right credits that H&R Block would not.

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First-time user who double-checked numbers with TurboTax and found them the same, annoyed they fell for TurboTax ads before.

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With multiple W-2s, 1099s, a Schedule C business, a SEP and a rental K-1, finds FreeTaxUSA handles it all much better than TurboTax.

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Says FreeTaxUSA works well but they checked the numbers three times before submitting.

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Has used FreeTaxUSA for over ten years and never had an issue.

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Has used FreeTaxUSA for years and the IRS has never complained, even though it rounds amounts to the nearest dollar.

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Has used FreeTaxUSA for several years and has never found it inaccurate.

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Four years with FreeTaxUSA without any issues getting a refund.

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They have always used FreeTaxUSA and it handled their step-son's daughter as a qualifying child for the Child Tax Credit, unlike the other tax programs they tried, which gave a much lower credit.

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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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Did a backdoor Roth in FreeTaxUSA the past two years with no issues.

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Entered government-securities dividends into FreeTaxUSA with no issue and it excluded them on their California return.

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Three years of using FreeTaxUSA with standard deductions and loves it; federal filing is free.

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First-year FreeTaxUSA user after using TurboTax since it came out, and plans to continue with FreeTaxUSA.

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Has used FreeTaxUSA for three years for four family returns with no issues.

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First-time user after years of TurboTax Premier, filing with taxable stock trades and itemized deductions; it covered everything so far, including a residential energy credit form.

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Has used FreeTaxUSA for three years and says it always works as expected.

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Used FreeTaxUSA for several years for a household with a W-2 job and a spouse with 1099 income, with no issue.

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Eight years of smooth filings with guardrails; this year it estimated a refund while TurboTax estimated a balance due for the same info, and both returns were accepted quickly.

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Over ten years on FreeTaxUSA without a single issue.

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Plugged everything into TurboTax too, numbers matched, and will not return to TurboTax unless it beats the price.

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Handled a 1099-B with 8949 basis adjustments, backdoor Roth and foreign interest with no issues.

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Imported their 1099 info through the questionnaire and handled two states without issues, and has used FreeTaxUSA for years with no concerns, paying a little extra for unlimited amendments.

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Handled recharacterizations and a backdoor Roth flawlessly after a too-high-income surprise.

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Longtime user who left H&R Block because every special form meant another upcharge, and says FreeTaxUSA has never done that to them, even with more complicated forms.

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Has filed with FreeTaxUSA for eight years running and counts it as a dependable choice for anyone whose return has no unusual tax situations.

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Switched to FreeTaxUSA last season with no issues.

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Cross-checked TurboTax and FreeTaxUSA for years and says FreeTaxUSA is now good enough to stand on its own.

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Used FreeTaxUSA the last two years without issue.

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Has used FreeTaxUSA for years with no issues.

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With a rental, extra 1099s and business expenses, FreeTaxUSA handled everything for free plus a small state fee.

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Nearly a decade on FreeTaxUSA with no problems and nothing it could not handle, upgrading to Deluxe as a thank-you.

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FreeTaxUSA gave a higher return by correctly handling nonresident state taxes that TurboTax did not.

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The PDF upload works perfectly every time for them.

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Their Treasury interest and dividend exclusions flowed through correctly to the state return on FreeTaxUSA.

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Treasury interest entered correctly flowed through and was removed from state income in FreeTaxUSA.

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First year on FreeTaxUSA, checked in TurboTax and got exactly the same refund.

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Five years straight on FreeTaxUSA with zero issues.

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Uses FreeTaxUSA every year and has never had a problem.

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Long-time TurboTax user who ran their taxes through FreeTaxUSA and got exactly the same numbers.

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Filed this year and had both state and federal returns approved within about ten minutes, with a very quick turnaround the year before too.

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Used FreeTaxUSA for years with multiple W-2s and 1099s and no issues, with a nominal state fee.