Direct File has many limits, but nearly 19M people in 12 states may be eligible.
Meanwhile I paid TurboTax $120 to file my taxes. Lobbyists are absolutely making this more expensive and complicated than it needs to be.
IRS has launched its free tax filing service, Direct File, in 12 states
Submitted 7 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to technology@lemmy.zip
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BioDriver@beehaw.org 7 months ago
SaintWacko@midwest.social 7 months ago
Switch to FreeTaxUSA. The name makes it sound shady as all get out, but it’s legit, easier than TurboTax, and cheaper. Free to file federal and $15 for state.
catloaf@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Do they allow free state filing now too? I’m in one of those states and I use FTU, but I haven’t filed yet.
ForgetPrimacy@lemmygrad.ml 7 months ago
Fuck, even the linked article didn’t name the states: Florida Nevada New Hampshire South Dakota Tennessee Texas Wyoming
- and, with exceptions I didn’t read- Arizona California Massachusetts New York Washington
BrikoX@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
Yes it did.
Arizona, California, Massachusetts, and New York worked with the IRS to integrate their state taxes into the Direct File pilot, the IRS said in October 2023. The pilot is also available in eight states without an income tax: Florida, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming.
They also linked directly to the IRS site too.
You can check whether you qualify to use the system at directfile.irs.gov.
tpyo@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The twelve states:
SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Damn it PA! Get your shit together.