If you're in one of the 70 percent of U.S. Households with an income of less than $60,000 you can file your federal return for free through the IRS Free File program - which includes software from the makers of TurboTax. More than 3 million taxpayers Free Filed last year, and the program supports nearly all tax forms, including schedules A, C, D and E, but maybe not Schedule PP-49 which, I believe, covers certain retirement benefits to left-handed Baptist pickle-packers born after 1948.Īdditionally, several states offer free e-filing on their own tax returns. My home state of Michigan, for example, offers nine options, but some are restricted to lower-income filers, veterans and the elderly.Īnd what about the lucky duckies with household incomes of more than $60,000? You, too, can get free or nearly free tax services from the IRS by using Free File Fillable Forms. That application doesn't give you the step-by-step guidance offered by Free File or paid services, but it does handle all the calculations, which eliminates all the very common math mistakes. One way to use Fillable Forms is to simply refer to your 2013 return to walk you through your 2014 taxes. If your tax situation has changed, then pop for a professionally prepared return this year, or pay for tax software or online services, and use that return as your guide next year. That way, you'll be forced to pay for the privilege of paying your taxes only every few years. Now, instead of paying an extra $40 for TurboTax, I don't even have to pay the $39.99 I shelled out last year.
That's frees up a lot of cash for this year's order of Thin Mints.
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