Use state tax software to e-file right from your home or office with the simple push of a button. An additional fee for e-filing applies and you cannot e-file in a state that does not have income tax. State e-file is not available in New Hampshire. More About Free File Software More About Free File Fillable Forms About Free File Software. Free File Software provides free federal tax prep and e-file for taxpayers. Select a brand name software program, create an account and then the software guides you through return preparation. Use free brand-name software to prepare and print. TaxAct makes filing your state and federal tax return easy with step-by-step guides and free phone support. Maximum refund and $100k accuracy guarantee. Start filing your taxes for free today! Aug 16, 2018 The best alternatives are available through the IRS Free File program or through state tax revenue collection agencies, listed below. Military members can check free tax software for military members for federal and state return packages. Read on to learn how you can file a.
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Commonly Filed Tax Forms and Schedules | Free Edition -- Basic Live |
Deluxe -- Deluxe Live |
Premier -- Premier Live |
Self-Employed -- Self-Employed Live |
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1040 | U.S. Individual Income Tax Return | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Schedule 1 | Additional Income and Adjustments to Income | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Schedule 2 | Tax | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Schedule 3 | Non-refundable Credits | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Schedule 4 | Other Taxes | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Schedule 5 | Other Payments and Refundable Credits | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Schedule 6 | Foreign Address and Third Party Designee | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Schedule A | Itemized Deductions | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Schedule B | Interest and Dividend Income | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Schedule C/C-EZ | Profit or Loss from Business (Expenses) | not checked | not checked | not checked | checked |
Schedule D | Capital Gains and Losses | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Schedule E | Supplemental Income and Loss, including rental property | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Schedule EIC | Earned Income Credit | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Schedule SE | Self-Employment Tax | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Schedule C/C-EZ | Profit or Loss from Business (Income) | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Other Tax Forms and Schedules | Free Edition -- Basic Live |
Deluxe -- Deluxe Live |
Premier -- Premier Live |
Self-Employed -- Self-Employed Live |
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Form 982 | Reduction of Tax Attributes Due to Discharge of Indebtedness | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1040-ES | Estimated Tax for Individuals | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1040-NR | Non-Resident Aliens (includes international students) | not checked | not checked | not checked | not checked |
Form 1040-V | Payment Vouchers | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1040X | Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1095-A | Health Insurance Marketplace Statement | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1098 | Mortgage Interest Statement | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1098-C | Contributions of Motor Vehicles, Boats and Airplanes | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1098-E | Student Loan Interest Statement | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1098-T | Tuition Statement | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1099-A | Acquisition or Abandonment of Secured Property | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1099-B | Proceeds from Broker Transactions | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Form 1099-C | Cancellation of Debt | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1099-DIV | Dividends and Distributions | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1099-G | Certain Government Payments | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1099-INT | Interest Income | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1099-K | Payment Card and Third Party Network Transactions | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1099-MISC | Miscellaneous Income | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1099-OID | Original Issue Discount | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1099-Q | Payments From Qualified Education Programs | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1099-R | Distributions From Pensions, Annuities, Retirement, etc. | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1099-SA | Distributions from an HSA, Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1116/AMT | AMT Foreign Tax Credit/Foreign Tax Credit | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 1310 | Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased Taxpayer | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 2106 | Employee Business Expenses | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 2120 | Multiple Support Declaration | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 2210-F | Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Farmers and Fishermen | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Form 2210/2210AI | Underpayment of Tax/Annualized Income | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 2439 | Notice to Shareholder of Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Form 2441 | Child and Dependent Care Expenses | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 2555 | Foreign Earned Income | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 3468 | Investment Credit | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Form 3800 | General Business Credit | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Form 3903 | Moving Expenses | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 4136 | Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Form 4137 | Tax on Unreported Tip Income | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 4255 | Recapture of Investment Credit | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Form 4506 | Request for Copy of Tax Form | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 4562 | Depreciation and Amortization | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 4684 | Casualties and Theft | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 4797 | Sales of Business Property | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Form 4835 | Farm Rental Income and Expenses | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Form 4852 | Substitute for Form W-2 or 1099-R | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 4868 | Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 4952/AMT | AMT Investment Interest Expense Deduction/Investment Interest Expense Deduction | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 4972 | Tax on Lump-Sum Distributions | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 5329 | Additional Taxes on Qualified Plans (including IRAs) | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 5405 | First-Time Homebuyer Credit and Repayment of the Credit | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 5695 | Residential Energy Credits | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 6198 | At-Risk Limitations | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Form 6251 | Alternative Minimum Tax | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 6252 | Installment Sale Income | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Form 6781 | Gains/Losses from Section 1256 Contracts and Straddles | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Form 8283 | Non-cash Charitable Contributions | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8332 | Release of Claim to Exemption for Child of Divorced or Separated Parents | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8379 | Injured Spouse Allocation | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8396 | Mortgage Interest Credit | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8453 | U.S. Individual Income Tax Transmittal for an IRS E-File Return | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8582/AMT/CR | Passive Activity Loss Limitations/AMT/Credit Limitations | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8586 | Low-Income Housing Credit | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Form 8606 | Nondeductible IRAs | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8615 | Tax for Certain Children who have Unearned Income | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8801 | Credit for Prior Year Minimum Tax | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8814 | Parents' Election To Report Child's Interest and Dividends | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8815 | Exclusion of Interest from Series EE and I U.S. Savings Bonds | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8822 | Change of Address | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8824 | Like-Kind Exchange | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Form 8829 | Expenses for Business Use of Your Home | not checked | not checked | not checked | checked |
Form 8834 | Qualified Electric Vehicle Credit | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8839 | Qualified Adoption Expenses | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8853 | Archer MSAs and Long-Term Care Insurance Contracts | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8857 | Request for Innocent Spouse Relief | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8859 | Carryforward of D.C. First-Time Homebuyer Credit | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8862 | Information to Claim Certain Refundable Credits After Disallowance | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8863 | Education Credits | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8880 | Credit for Qualified Retirement Savings Contributions | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8881 | Credit for Small Employer Pension Plan Startup Costs | not checked | not checked | not checked | checked |
Form 8885 | Health Coverage Tax Credit | not checked | not checked | not checked | checked |
Form 8888 | Direct Deposit of Refund | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8889 | Health Savings Account | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8910 | Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8911 | Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8917 | Tuition and Fees Deduction ***Form 8917 expired at the end of 2017, but may be extended by late legislation. |
checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8919 | Uncollected Social Security and Medicare Tax on Wages | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8936 | Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8938 | Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8941 | Credit for Small Employer Health Insurance Premiums | not checked | not checked | not checked | checked |
Form 8949 | Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Form 8958 | Allocation of Community Property Amounts | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8959 | Additional Medicare Tax | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8960 | Net Investment Income Tax | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8962 | Premium Tax Credit | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8965 | Health Coverage Exemptions | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 9465 | Installment Agreement Request | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 14039 | Identity Theft Affidavit | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form SS-4 | Application for Employer Identification Number | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form W-2 | Wages and Tax Statement | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form W-2G | Certain Gambling Winnings | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form W-4 | Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Schedule 8812 | Additional Child Tax Credit | checked | checked | checked | checked |
Schedule F | Profit or Loss from Farming | not checked | not checked | not checked | checked |
Schedule H | Household Employment Taxes | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Schedule J | Income Averaging for Farmers and Fishermen | not checked | not checked | not checked | checked |
Schedule R | Credit for Elderly or Disabled | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Schedules K-1 (Form 1041) | Estates and Trusts | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Schedules K-1 (Form 1065) | Partner's Share of Income, Credits, Deductions | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Schedules K-1 (Form 1120S) | Shareholder's Share of Income, Credits, etc | not checked | not checked | checked | checked |
Form 8915B | Qualified 2017 Disaster Retirement Plan Distribution and Repayments | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
Form 8915A | Qualified 2017 Disaster Retirement Plan Distribution and Repayments | not checked | checked | checked | checked |
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** Some rare forms are not supported in TurboTax Live, such as Foreign Earned Income. Your tax expert will notify you if this applies to your return.
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