After wasting hours on filling out information I am now unable to login.
Error: Something went wrong with your login attempt. Please try again.
I also find it odd that they don't allow US citizens use the platform while overseas.
Response from FreeTaxUSADec 20, 2024
Hello! We are sorry to hear you are having issues signing into your account. That can be very frustrating. We would love to help you get back into your account so the hours put in are not wasted. Please go to our homepage and select to contact support. We will be happy to provide you with the steps needed to retrieve the username and password or verify your information.
Also, please note there are many restrictions on data collection in the software for security so restriction on out of country access can be necessary.
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Private I.
FreeTaxUSA is deceptive
FreeTaxUSA engages in deceptive advertising practices
They use bots to pretend to be people and flood Internet forums like Reddit hyping up their product
It’s a shameless and annoying tactic
Response from FreeTaxUSAOct 7, 2024
Hi! We are very sorry to hear you have run into these specific issues. We can certainly understand that would be annoying. We can assure you that we are a very trustworthy website. We would love to look into this more to see what exactly you were experiencing so we can make sure this does not happen again. We do not use any bots and all of our customer support agents are humans, happy to help. We appreciate your feedback and letting us know of this issue you have experienced. Please log into your account and click to 'contact support' If you can provide some more details, we would be happy to assist you.
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Alex
COMPLETELY free (including state), Trustworthy, great experience, fast & professional
I submitted returns, they were accepted within 0-2 days both federal and state. It was completely free, including both federal and state. Both of them had a ton of schedules & credits, and they were still all completely free. I didn't pay a single cent.
I love that I can save all my schedules too, and they're already filled out as if I did it myself. I like to see the breakdown of how the numbers were calculated.
Way better than TurboTax. I saved $200 filing this year. I'm never going back. It would be insane to not use freetaxusa.
I was slightly skeptical because it's free and I'd never used it, but both returns were accepted in 1-2 days and I already received the state refund to direct deposit. Looks perfect. :)
Response from FreeTaxUSAJul 30, 2024
Hi Alex! We are so happy that you had such a great experience using our software this year. It sounds like you were part of our free file program that also made your state return completely free to file and we are so glad that experience was positive as well. Thank you for giving us a chance - we appreciate your positive review!
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Jon A.
Freelancers might want to look elsewhere
My first year using FreeTaxUsa as I was tired of turbo being overpriced continuing to charge for a full program each year rather than just new forms/update. FreeTaxUsa was overall easy to use, but, as a 1099 freelancer, I won't use it again since their estimated tax section doesn't seem to account for penalties throughout the year like Turbo always did.. which ended up getting me a $700 dollar penalty that I have never had in 20 some years of being a freelancer and filing taxes. This was after having multiple experts review my (relatively simple) taxes and say they were fine with no issues. To top this off, chatting online with reps (which is nice) sort of became a run around with no one taking responsibility or understanding the issue when I got the letter from the IRS and went through it with them. This was complicated by the fact that they don't have a way of receiving an image of the letter the IRS sent you due to the problem.
Edit: Although when in chat with a pro, you can see the buttons for adding attachments, it doesn't actually work. Tried to attach the IRS letter during chats several times, with several formats (pdf, jpg, text file) and it just doesn't work.. you can see the attachment icons, but, they aren't accessible. I primarily use Chrome, but also checked in another browser and had the same issue. Since I was on with an agent while doing this each time, I asked if they had a company email I could send attachments to.. they didn't, so attempts at describing the issue were limited to my typed description, which is good but would have been clearer if the agents could see the actual pages.
Response from FreeTaxUSAJul 17, 2024
Hi Jon! We are so sorry to hear about the trouble that you had using our software and with our customer service department. We do have the capability to view images when you communicate with our agents while signed in to your account. We would love to follow up with your support issue and see what happened. We also appreciate your feedback about the penalty calculations for freelancers. We are always looking for ways to improve and will pass this on to our software development team!
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Edith
Great service with a reasonable price
I filled out a tax return on another platform and wanted to charge me $116 for a simple no frills 1040! No deductions. Nothing. I found FreeTaxUSA and filled out the identical information and was charged $14.99 for the state return. My refund was identical to the other product. I received a notice right away that both returns were accepted by the IRS and my state. You now have a new customer!
Response from FreeTaxUSAJul 9, 2024
We are so glad you had a positive experience using our website. Thank you for choosing us to help you with your taxes! We appreciate you!
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GL
While they list the ability to process…
While they list the ability to process a Sch K-1 (Form 1065) it's limited. For example if box 20 has a AA or AG code. Also some codes required additional forms to be filed which they can not handle. In my case they presented me the IRS PDF for and IRS instructions. You will not be able to efile your return when this happens. I had to jump back to my H&R software to knock out my tax return. Excluding my K-1 both FreeTaxUSA and H&R showed the same results on due/refund. I do like the ability to jump directly to a form with FreeTaxUSA.
Response from FreeTaxUSAJun 17, 2024
Thank you for your review. We do support Schedule K-1 from partnerships. However, some codes require additional forms that we do not support. We continue to add items we support each year. Please check back for supported forms at the following link or by contacting our Customer Support: https://www.freetaxusa.com/forms-federal
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L “glitch” N.
worst software
worst software. Worst customer support, they don't how to frame good succinct replies. Every year there is some or the other issues with software. It does not have required alerts and due to which I had to amend my returns once again. It is a good business for them as it keeps earning them filing fees.
go to hell .. I don't care if you don't publish and I AM NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU MY PERSONAL INFORMATION
Response from FreeTaxUSAApr 22, 2024
Hello! I'm so sorry to hear that you were not able to get clear instructions from our Customer Support team. With our customers having such different situations, it is not always clear on what the proper course of action is but we strive on getting you the correct information for your unique situation. We would like to look into what is going on with your return. In order to do that, please log into your account and send us a message from the Support Center so we can see if there is more that can be done for you. Thank you!
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I'mtheonewho S.
Free Filing
This is what it says on the IRS website. Somewhere there is a disconnect between FreeTaxUSA and the rest of the online world. FreeTaxUSA you might want to talk to your Marketing Department about this and either make the correct changes so tax payers aren't mislead, honor the deal they came to your website to redeem until they do so. I could see if only one person said they were told that it would be free, maybe it was a mistake but when multiple people are saying that it was supposed to be free and then you want to hold their tax forms hostage basically until they pay isn't a business practice I'd ever want consider. Its not right. Anwyays, see below:
IRS Free File Program delivered by
FreeTaxUSA®
AGI
$45,000 or less
Age
Any
Federal Return
Free in all states
State Return
Free in all states
EITC
Included if AGI criterion is met
Military Pay
Included
Response from FreeTaxUSAApr 17, 2024
Hello! I'm very sorry for the frustration you have experienced with this. The IRS Free File Program has very specific rules and we must adhere to them. You can view some specific details on how the IRS Free File program works. There is a section on their page that says "How IRS Free File Offers Work" that is helpful to review before you start the return. We would be happy to look into your situation if you would like to reach out to our Customer Support when you are logged into your account. If you have already contacted Customer Support, I would be happy to check on that. I have requested your information; please supply your email there so I can follow-up.