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FreeTaxUSA only cost me like… $20? in California this year and had very little upsells. Highly recommend!

linsomniac 1y ago
I've used it the last couple years and I've been happy with it.
j_bum 1y ago
Another +1 for FreeTaxUSA. This is my second year using it, and I think they do a great job. It’s more “hands on”, but I think they offer a strong value.
- aaomidi 1y ago
  They don't give you fake loading screens and that's all I want.
- IG_Semmelweiss 1y ago
  same. +1 here. 3 years happy customer. Tried paper, turbotax, and a few others. Staying with freetaxUSA
ativzzz 1y ago
Same, been using it for years. $15 for state tax, free if your state has no income tax
fracus 1y ago
That's a strange name for something that cost money.
- TJSomething 1y ago
  I paid nothing because I live in Nevada. They charge for state income taxes, but federal taxes are free.
- redfern314 1y ago
  Yes, one might argue it's a little misleading, but it comes across as significantly more genuine and less scammy than TurboTax. The federal filing is completely free, no matter which forms you have, and you just pay $15 per state. They also have the standard support upsells, but they don't push them crazy hard (I think it's one prompt between the federal and state sections). I've used them for the past several years, never had any issues. Paid for audit defense one year when my return was especially complex (luckily haven't needed it yet).
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- chneu 1y ago
  You only pay if your state charges to e-file, which many do. They have up selling services like a prepaid debit card and whatnot, but all that is optional.
  - darthwalsh 1y ago
    I do not think they're operating "at-cost" -- making a profit off of state taxes is a reasonable business model. I also doubt that California charges to e-file: https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/ways-to-file/online/calfile/index.asp https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/ways-to-file/online/calfile/inde... I'm really happy to use FreeTaxUsa and only pay $20 for my income tax though, because using TurboTax with contractor income it was $120 or more. I got multiple family members to switch to FreeTaxUsa.
- davidw 1y ago
  It works pretty well, but it took me a while to give it a go, because the name sounds like the scammiest thing ever.
- lolinder 1y ago
  Federal (USA) taxes are always free with them no matter what complications you have. They only charge for state filing or for live support. Seems fine to me to call it that.
haberman 1y ago
I also found that FreeTaxUSA helped me understand my taxes better. A few areas where TurboTax performed some calculation automatically, FreeTaxUSA made me aware that I had eg. maxed out a particular deduction, in a way that helped me change my behavior accordingly.
tombert 1y ago
I was actually fairly impressed with CashApp taxes. It seemed to work fine, it handled my State and Federal taxes just fine. Granted, I don't think my taxes are terribly complicated, but I think they're comparable to a vast number of users. CashApp taxes is free and had zero upsell. I don't know what information they are farming out of this and if I did it might end up disturbing me, but at least it's free and was easy to use.
- mcny 1y ago
  Cash app is the best bar none. The only problem is part year state income taxes which I have to fill by hand. I got the opportunity to learn about something like married, filing separately, on a single return or something because of course oomur tax policy is like a jury rigged bug fix on top of a bug fix.
jasonriddle 1y ago
Just so that you are aware, TaxHawk (which owns and operates FreeTaxUSA) may choose to sell your information in the event of a "business transition" (bankruptcy, merger, etc) From https://www.freetaxusa.com/privacy https://www.freetaxusa.com/privacy >> Business transitions > In the event TaxHawk evaluates or conducts a business transition whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, such as a merger, being acquired by another company, or selling a portion of its assets, the personal information of users will, in most instances, be part of the assets transferred. Users will be notified, via email and/or through a prominent notice on the FreeTaxUSA.com website, 30 days prior to a change of ownership or control of their personal information.
- remram 1y ago
  That sounds like a disclaimer for something that is true for every company, no?
  - jasonriddle 1y ago
    But unlike every other company, this company has your most sensitive tax information. For some that's fine, but others might not like that.
    - irrational 1y ago
      Wouldn’t Intuit do the same?
      - jasonriddle 1y ago
        Yes, https://www.intuit.com/privacy/statement/ https://www.intuit.com/privacy/statement/ >> How we share your personal information > For mergers and acquisitions. If we are involved with a merger, asset sale, financing, liquidation, bankruptcy, or the acquisition of all or part of our business to another company, we may share your personal information with that company and its advisors before and after the transaction date.
      - 1y ago
nbbaier 1y ago
This is what my wife and I used this year and it was a great experience!

I've used it the last couple years and I've been happy with it.

Another +1 for FreeTaxUSA. This is my second year using it, and I think they do a great job. It’s more “hands on”, but I think they offer a strong value.

aaomidi 1y ago
They don't give you fake loading screens and that's all I want.
IG_Semmelweiss 1y ago
same. +1 here. 3 years happy customer. Tried paper, turbotax, and a few others. Staying with freetaxUSA

ativzzz 1y ago

Same, been using it for years. $15 for state tax, free if your state has no income tax

fracus 1y ago

That's a strange name for something that cost money.

TJSomething 1y ago
I paid nothing because I live in Nevada. They charge for state income taxes, but federal taxes are free.
redfern314 1y ago
Yes, one might argue it's a little misleading, but it comes across as significantly more genuine and less scammy than TurboTax. The federal filing is completely free, no matter which forms you have, and you just pay $15 per state. They also have the standard support upsells, but they don't push them crazy hard (I think it's one prompt between the federal and state sections). I've used them for the past several years, never had any issues. Paid for audit defense one year when my return was especially complex (luckily haven't needed it yet).
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chneu 1y ago
You only pay if your state charges to e-file, which many do. They have up selling services like a prepaid debit card and whatnot, but all that is optional.
- darthwalsh 1y ago
  I do not think they're operating "at-cost" -- making a profit off of state taxes is a reasonable business model. I also doubt that California charges to e-file: https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/ways-to-file/online/calfile/index.asp https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/ways-to-file/online/calfile/inde... I'm really happy to use FreeTaxUsa and only pay $20 for my income tax though, because using TurboTax with contractor income it was $120 or more. I got multiple family members to switch to FreeTaxUsa.
davidw 1y ago
It works pretty well, but it took me a while to give it a go, because the name sounds like the scammiest thing ever.
lolinder 1y ago
Federal (USA) taxes are always free with them no matter what complications you have. They only charge for state filing or for live support. Seems fine to me to call it that.

haberman 1y ago

I also found that FreeTaxUSA helped me understand my taxes better. A few areas where TurboTax performed some calculation automatically, FreeTaxUSA made me aware that I had eg. maxed out a particular deduction, in a way that helped me change my behavior accordingly.

tombert 1y ago

I was actually fairly impressed with CashApp taxes. It seemed to work fine, it handled my State and Federal taxes just fine. Granted, I don't think my taxes are terribly complicated, but I think they're comparable to a vast number of users. CashApp taxes is free and had zero upsell. I don't know what information they are farming out of this and if I did it might end up disturbing me, but at least it's free and was easy to use.

mcny 1y ago
Cash app is the best bar none. The only problem is part year state income taxes which I have to fill by hand. I got the opportunity to learn about something like married, filing separately, on a single return or something because of course oomur tax policy is like a jury rigged bug fix on top of a bug fix.

jasonriddle 1y ago

Just so that you are aware, TaxHawk (which owns and operates FreeTaxUSA) may choose to sell your information in the event of a "business transition" (bankruptcy, merger, etc) From https://www.freetaxusa.com/privacy https://www.freetaxusa.com/privacy >> Business transitions > In the event TaxHawk evaluates or conducts a business transition whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, such as a merger, being acquired by another company, or selling a portion of its assets, the personal information of users will, in most instances, be part of the assets transferred. Users will be notified, via email and/or through a prominent notice on the FreeTaxUSA.com website, 30 days prior to a change of ownership or control of their personal information.

remram 1y ago
That sounds like a disclaimer for something that is true for every company, no?
- jasonriddle 1y ago
  But unlike every other company, this company has your most sensitive tax information. For some that's fine, but others might not like that.
  - irrational 1y ago
    Wouldn’t Intuit do the same?
    - jasonriddle 1y ago
      Yes, https://www.intuit.com/privacy/statement/ https://www.intuit.com/privacy/statement/ >> How we share your personal information > For mergers and acquisitions. If we are involved with a merger, asset sale, financing, liquidation, bankruptcy, or the acquisition of all or part of our business to another company, we may share your personal information with that company and its advisors before and after the transaction date.
    - 1y ago

nbbaier 1y ago

This is what my wife and I used this year and it was a great experience!