Yes, TurboTax Online offers free federal and state tax filing (TurboTax Free Edition, Deluxe, or Premium) for U. S enlisted active-duty service members and reservists (ranks E-1 through E-9). To ensure that you get the military discount, review your entries in the personal info section. Open TurboTax and select My Info from the menu Select the dropdown by Your info and select Edit/Revisit Select Edit under Personal profile and check your entries Scroll through the screens until you get to Let's check for some other situations Make sure that you have shown your military status as of December 31, 2025? and answered all of the questions Make sure that you entered your highest military pay grade in 2025 Enter an answer for combat zone or hazardous duty area you served in during 2025 Select a state and select Assignment detail. When you enter your military W-2, TurboTax will automatically apply the discount when you file. Refer to the TurboTax Blog TurboTax Offers Free Tax Filing for Military Active Duty and Reserve for more information.

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zach-reinwald

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Does Turbo Tax not offer a military discount?

Forum|Forum|4 months ago
February 20, 2026
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SharonD007

Level 14

Yes, TurboTax Online offers free federal and state tax filing (TurboTax Free Edition, Deluxe, or Premium) for U. S enlisted active-duty service members and reservists (ranks E-1 through E-9).

To ensure that you get the military discount, review your entries in the personal info section.

Open TurboTax and select My Info from the menu
Select the dropdown by Your info and select Edit/Revisit
Select Edit under Personal profile and check your entries
Scroll through the screens until you get to Let's check for some other situations
Make sure that you have shown your military status as of December 31, 2025? and answered all of the questions
Make sure that you entered your highest military pay grade in 2025
Enter an answer for combat zone or hazardous duty area you served in during 2025
Select a state and select Assignment detail.

When you enter your military W-2, TurboTax will automatically apply the discount when you file.

Refer to the TurboTax Blog TurboTax Offers Free Tax Filing for Military Active Duty and Reserve for more information.

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zach-reinwaldAuthor

Level 2

Thank you for the response. I have just verified that information again and have followed it to the letter, and still no discount is being applied.

DawnC

Level 15

Did you enter a military (from DFAS) W-2? It is required for the promotion. Go back and verify the EIN number you entered on that W-2. If you have a W-2 with a military EIN entered and you have ensured you entered a qualifying rank (make sure you did not select something other than Enlisted 1-9), the discount will be applied automatically. Oh, and just to confirm, are you using TurboTax Online?

File your own taxes and get your 2025 federal and state taxes FREE when you:

Offer valid for active duty and reservists of an enlisted rank
(E-1 through E-9) with a W2 from DFAS
Excludes National Guard members
Excludes TurboTax Live products
Discount will be applied when you are ready to file

Thank you for your service!!

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