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US 2017 Tax E-File
bigrod:
Tried earlier this week to file with Turbo Tax for free, it was a no go, kept upgrading me to Deluxe vice Freedom. Had done it last year in Feb with no problem. Tried again today using the IRS site(as I did earlier in the week) and it was processed for free without upgrading me to Deluxe(fee charge). If AGI is less $33K you can use regardless of age or where you live. AGI for myself and maybe others does not count SS in the total amount.
Chuck
Art, just a re(tired) Fil-Am:
Haven't tried the free Turbo Tax for 2017, but did last year even with an AGI over $33k.
I started late getting copies of all of my Form 1099s. Just changing all of my government website's passwords every 90 to 150 days is always a pain in the arse.
Thanks for the heads up on Turbo Tax.
What do mean by using the IRS website to use Turbo Tax for free?
From what is stated below - Active Duty Military with a W2. No mention of 1099Rs for retirees from the military.
Free filing Fed and State What are the qualifications?
Through Intuit and the Intuit Tax Freedom Project, taxpayers can qualify to use TurboTax® Freedom Edition if they meet the qualification requirements.
If you qualify for a free federal income tax return this year, you can file both your federal and state tax return for free.
To qualify, you must have met one of the following requirements:
Qualify for the Earned Income Credit (EIC). What is this?
Served as Active Duty Military. You must have a 2017 W-2 form from the military and earned an Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of $66,000 or less. Active Duty Military includes Reservists and National Guard.
You must have earned $33,000 or less Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)
bigrod:
--- Quote from: Art, just a re(tired) Fil-Am on January 27, 2018, 04:21:06 PM ---Haven't tried the free Turbo Tax for 2017, but did last year even with an AGI over $33k.
I started late getting copies of all of my Form 1099s. Just changing all of my government website's passwords every 90 to 150 days is always a pain in the arse.
Thanks for the heads up on Turbo Tax.
What do mean by using the IRS website to use Turbo Tax for free?
--- End quote ---
Well I guess you are really a rich foreigner if your AGI was more than $33K. :D Mine is less than that since SS does not count toward the AGI. I could have gone directly to Turbo Tax which I actually did but it kept bumping me to Deluxe. Today I just went to the IRS free file page that had also tried earlier but bumped me to Deluxe also.
https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/jsp/index.jsp
Chuck
Art, just a re(tired) Fil-Am:
I just did a test run with Turbo Tax and it's no longer free for me since my AGI is well over $33k.
Fortunately what we owe to our Federal tax owed is $485 less than last year. So Turbo Tax's fees of $78.00 for both Federal and State won't hurt our piggy bank. I'll just pay it and not mess around looking for other options to do it for free. Anyway it's all done and ready to e-file before the deadline..
Also they only now accept U.S. credit card payments for their services. Last year they just debited my U.S. BofA checking account.
bigrod:
The deadline for us living overseas is 15 Jun not 17 Apr.
Chuck
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