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I go with them too. Everytime this comes up though I post this https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/browse-all-offers/ https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/browse-al

I go with them too. Everytime this comes up though I post this https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/browse-all-offers/ https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/browse-all-offers/ There's many nice and cheap options out there. Please, if you value basic democracy, don't give money to Intuit or TurboTax - not a dollar, not a penny. But do click on their paid ads whenever you see them and just close out after the page load. That company needs to be dismantled brick by brick, byte by byte, and deposited in the dustbin of history.

jandrese 3y ago
One of the things to watch out for is so many free options that are only usable if you taxes are already trivial. Strangely enough that IRS search tool claims there are 0 options for me, even though FreeTax works just fine.
- kristopolous 3y ago
  Ignore the "free" claim. Instead compare the normal price. Turbotax normal price if you're making north of 200k is what? like $150? They're going to do a deceitful hustle to try to get you to pay it like some seedy online scammer. The other players in the industry price their competing products at $15-$20. They're upfront and there's no hidden costs. Intuit is an extreme outlier and charges an outlandish premium to fund their dishonest lobbying efforts, lawsuit settlements for their countless crimes, invasive advertising and opulent demands of their shamelessly corrupt C-suite.
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- causi 3y ago
  I've done it with multiple free services a couple of years and I generally got more back with H&R Block's free page, so I use them now.
anonymouskimmer 3y ago
I did OLT again this year. Due in part to how many click throughs they require if you aren't paying or doing state taxes through them, and due in part to significant personal distractions this year, I didn't notice that I actually hadn't filed until after April 17th, despite finishing everything but the final click-throughs in early February. Fortunately I'm owed so shouldn't be paying any penalties for filing late. But it's still annoying. I'm looking forward to an IRS free file system that won't require 5+ click-throughs to submit.
- taylorfinley 3y ago
  The deadline was the 18th this year, so you made it just in time!
  - anonymouskimmer 3y ago
    No, I didn't. I filed in May after going to the "where's my refund" IRS page and getting an error.
tzs 3y ago
What's up with the age limitations on some of those? age <= 66 FileYourTaxes.com 20 <= age <= 64 TaxAct age <= 58 TaxSlayer
- astrange 3y ago
  Maybe they don't want to deal with IRA withdrawals?
askiiart 3y ago
> But do click on their paid ads whenever you see them and just close out after the page load. Might I suggest using AdNauseam instead? It's essentially just automating that in the background.

jandrese 3y ago

One of the things to watch out for is so many free options that are only usable if you taxes are already trivial. Strangely enough that IRS search tool claims there are 0 options for me, even though FreeTax works just fine.

kristopolous 3y ago
Ignore the "free" claim. Instead compare the normal price. Turbotax normal price if you're making north of 200k is what? like $150? They're going to do a deceitful hustle to try to get you to pay it like some seedy online scammer. The other players in the industry price their competing products at $15-$20. They're upfront and there's no hidden costs. Intuit is an extreme outlier and charges an outlandish premium to fund their dishonest lobbying efforts, lawsuit settlements for their countless crimes, invasive advertising and opulent demands of their shamelessly corrupt C-suite.
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causi 3y ago
I've done it with multiple free services a couple of years and I generally got more back with H&R Block's free page, so I use them now.

anonymouskimmer 3y ago

I did OLT again this year. Due in part to how many click throughs they require if you aren't paying or doing state taxes through them, and due in part to significant personal distractions this year, I didn't notice that I actually hadn't filed until after April 17th, despite finishing everything but the final click-throughs in early February. Fortunately I'm owed so shouldn't be paying any penalties for filing late. But it's still annoying. I'm looking forward to an IRS free file system that won't require 5+ click-throughs to submit.

taylorfinley 3y ago
The deadline was the 18th this year, so you made it just in time!
- anonymouskimmer 3y ago
  No, I didn't. I filed in May after going to the "where's my refund" IRS page and getting an error.

tzs 3y ago

What's up with the age limitations on some of those? age <= 66 FileYourTaxes.com 20 <= age <= 64 TaxAct age <= 58 TaxSlayer

astrange 3y ago
Maybe they don't want to deal with IRA withdrawals?

askiiart 3y ago

> But do click on their paid ads whenever you see them and just close out after the page load. Might I suggest using AdNauseam instead? It's essentially just automating that in the background.