Deductions & credits
@ fanfare wrote:Note that some include free state as well. Otherwise, If you have to file a state return, and don't want to do that yourself, you will need software that you pay for.
If you choose TurboTax (I don't know why you would) you must create a new account.
If you sign in with your existing account, you'll be back in the same place you're trying to escape.
There's some wrong info in the above.
1) The TurboTax IRS Free File Program is one that also includes free state returns. It does indeed prepare both free Federal and free state returns as I mentioned in my answer above. If one qualifies (as detailed in my answer above) to use that product for a free Federal return, then they also get free state returns.
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2) A new account is not needed. That used to be the case about 3 years ago. But no more. For the last 2-3 years a new account has not been necessary. There is a method to switch in the same account, and I provided the FAQ on "how to switch" in my detailed answer above. Please see the detailed steps in that FAQ.
One first has to sign out of regular Online TurboTax before going to the TurboTax IRS Free File site.
Then if one qualifies to use it, then when one signs in at the proper website for the TurboTax IRS Free File program https://freefile.intuit.com/
using the current account credentials, TurboTax will recognize that a user started a return in Online TurboTax and will ask the user to confirm that he/she wishes to switch to the TurboTax IRS Free File Program. If one says "yes", it keeps your entries without starting over, and it maintains the same account (same User ID.)
