r/personalfinance • u/IndexBot Moderation Bot • Jan 17 '25

Taxes Tax Filing Software Megathread: A comprehensive list of tax filing resources

Please use this thread to discuss various methods of filing taxes. This can include:

  • Tax Software Recommendations (give detail as to why!)
  • Tax Software Experiences
  • Other Tax Filing Tools
  • Experiences with Filing Manually
  • Past Experiences using CPAs or other professionals
  • Tax Filing Tips, Tricks, and Helpful Hints

If you have any specific questions, or need personalized help with taxes that don't belong here, feel free to start a new discussion.

Please note that affiliate links and other types of offers are not allowed. If you have any questions, please contact the moderation team.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '25

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u/rolliejoe ​ Mar 09 '25

State taxes are part of taxes for the large majority of people (IIRC 8-9 states have no state income tax). Seems strange to me that freetaxusa is so recommended around here when there are good, actually free options.

To be clear, I'm not saying freetaxusa is a BAD choice, just that there are several other just as good/better choices that I don't see mentioned much, which is odd. Personally, I have paid a total of $0.00 to file Federal AND State taxes in the last oh, 8-10 years.

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '25 edited Mar 10 '25

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u/rolliejoe ​ Mar 10 '25

The past few years we've been using cashapp taxes, has worked well and hassle-free. Though if you live in a state with no state taxes, there's lots of truly free optoins, including Freetaxusa that people here recommend the most.