@ee-ea: You miss the point. The free fillable forms make you do all of the work (see below), and fall far short of what TurboTax claims to provide. You also have to do a completely separate form for your state. Doing your taxes manually is OK if you just have a single W2 and standard deductions, but not for more extensive situations.
At the moment, I am sitting stuck with this poor quality software because it won't send a text message to my phone or an email to my email address with the verification code needed to access information from my brokerage. After almost 40 years, you would think that TurboTax would improve, but the opposite seems to be the case.
==================
Free File Fillable Forms are electronic federal tax forms you can fill out and file online for free, enabling you to:
- Choose the income tax form you need
- Enter your tax information online
- Electronically sign and file your return
- Print your return for recordkeeping
Limitations with Free File Fillable Forms include:
- Step by step guidance not provided
- Limited basic calculations
- Filing for the current tax year only
- Does not support any state tax filing
