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• LPT: Use IRS.gov to file your taxes for free if you make less than $73,000

  I was a loyal customer of taxact.com from about 2002 to sometime around 10 years ago when they just jacked up the prices from $12 or $13 to about $40 or more (I think they got bought over by some other company). I looked around and found FreetaxUSA and stuck with them since. Source: over 1 year ago

• How hard is it to do small business taxes?

  I wouldn't trust HR block for anything besides W2 returns. Anything that requires more, they usually won't have experience in. I usually don't suggest businesses to DIY. But if you're taxes are relatively small and simple I would use taxact.com. www.freetaxusa.com is an option also, but I don't know how good their business side of it is. I usually suggest that for w2 returns instead of going to HR block. Source: over 1 year ago

• Tax Prep Software Prior Years

  DIY I would use taxact.com. but this is preparing a return for someone else. so shouldn't be preparing this. partner with a tax pro and outsource the returns. get a cut of the revenue. I think even with 50% of the fee both parties will be happy. Source: over 1 year ago

• If you have earned income credit because of earned income in 2019 - you can not e-file?

  Helping a friend ...tried to file on taxact.com he had earned income in 2019 but no earned income in 2021 from he sources mentioned below - so taxact says -. Source: over 1 year ago

• Homeschooling is exponentially better than normal schooling (if you know what you’re doing)

  The following January or February, you'll get a form in the mail called a W-2 detailing how much money you made from that employer during the previous year and how much was automatically withheld for taxes. (If you worked for two employers during the year, you'll receive two separate W-2s in the mail). When you've collected all your W-2 forms, go to taxact.com or turbotax.com (or something similar)*, and pick... Source: over 1 year ago

• U.S expats, which (free) site have you used to file your American taxes online this year?

  A relative back home recommended taxact.com but I have no experience with it. Just looking for some options and maybe we can help each other out a bit! Source: almost 2 years ago

• How to file online for IRS when you got a startup (c-corp) and has no revenue?

  We used https://www.taxact.com/business-returns. It was $124 (Not sure if that's in budget or not) but you need to fill out some info yourself and we didn't have any state filings located in Orlando, FL. Here's a video for an LLC but it helped us get through the C corp version as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjMmmJtmhas&t=1502s. Source: about 2 years ago

• 1098-t Tax Question

  1) Not sure, you'll have to do the calculations and such. If you didn't originally, I'd HIGHLY suggest using something like taxact.com or another resource from https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free. Since you make <73,000, guided tax prep is available. Source: about 2 years ago

• If you're in the U.S., this year is the year to get your tax ducks in a row

  The other thing is I usually just have the W-2 from my day job and file via taxact.com but this year I would be, I assume, doing it as additional income and putting expenses somewhere around that. Kept forgetting to register the business license last year but think since I am a sole propriety it should be fine and can do the license this week sometime for next tax season? Source: over 2 years ago

• $1500 to file taxes?

  I do mine using taxact.com. I have W2 and schedule C income also. I don't feel I need to pay an accountant but sometimes it may be worth it depending on the nature of your $30k side hustle. You might try doing your own and can fall back on him and file an extension if you decide you're not comfortable with using software. Source: over 2 years ago

• I've never done my taxes where do I begin??

  Taxact.com works for me. It has you fill in information, it is pretty easy. Source: over 2 years ago

• My wife earns 4 times what I earn and out joint income is over 300k. We just got married in May 2021. We don’t know if we should file jointly since I would be taxed the same rate as her even though I earn 4 times less, so currently we put it as married filing separately. Do u suggest otherwise?

  A tax accountant or taxact.com (probably also turbotax) will let you run both sets of numbers with ease and see what comes out better. Source: over 2 years ago

• Am I Going to Prison/How Is This Possible??

  But taxact.com's algorithm wouldn't have the recovery act's new rule built in. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Accepted 2/12; after 64 days finally have DDD! However...

  After weeks went by not receiving my refund, I researched online and found that I was not alone and plenty of people who filed with TT had the same issue. Another poster said he used taxact.com and the same thing happened. I'm assuming that this is why it took so long to process my (and others') return. Source: about 3 years ago

• For those who just recently filed 2020 and not 2019, it is still possible to get included in the fresh round of IRS 'payment batches'. I just got a DD status on GMP, and I only filed my 2020 taxes a few weeks ago. it wasn't clear if the new batches were going to see new filers, but seems like yes.

  But the only difference was that I added my bank information on taxact.com and have a Direct deposit date. The first one I got by mail though. Source: about 3 years ago