FreeTaxUSA Reviews

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Used H&R Block for years, and FreeTaxUSA cost a small amount, better than their past spending and better than TurboTax.

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Switched after fifteen years of TurboTax, got the same results on a simple return, and FreeTaxUSA was cheaper.

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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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Ran the same return through FreeTaxUSA after a large H&R Block bill, got the same federal and state values, and paid a tenth of the price.

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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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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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Compared TurboTax and FreeTaxUSA, found TurboTax charged many fees, and filed with FreeTaxUSA, which had minimal fees.

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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 from TurboTax to FreeTaxUSA because it gave a notably larger refund with the same information.

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First year on FreeTaxUSA; paid about sixteen dollars versus the much higher TurboTax quote and is loving it so far.

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Moved to FreeTaxUSA after Intuit shut Mint, finds it much cheaper and helps them learn the forms.

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They have used FreeTaxUSA for the past few years and find it cheaper than TurboTax even with state filing, audit defense and amended returns, despite a situation TurboTax calls complex.

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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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Compared FreeTaxUSA and TurboTax, found them similar, and swapped to the much cheaper FreeTaxUSA; notes capital loss carryover will not transfer automatically in the first year.

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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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Going through the IRS link made their FreeTaxUSA return fully free.

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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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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.