Tax help for military filers

@dostangos 

If you are enlisted military, and not an Officer.

 

Then the use and filing of either Deluxe or Premium is free for you.

 

BUT...you must make sure you first do the following:

 

1)  Indicate you are in the military during the entry of yourself in  My Info

and then....something that many Military folks miss

2)  On your DFAS W-2 entry, on the page AFTER the main W-2 form, there is a page with a whole long list of checkboxes....there is one in the middle that you must check, to indicate it is an active duty military W-2.

 

That second one is critical too.  

 

Then, the use of any of the online versions is free, Deluxe and Premium too....as long as you do NOT attempt to upgrade to a LIVE version.....(they keep pushing people to that ..don't accidentally select LIVE)

 

And you can go ahead and use the Retirment Savings Contribution credit again in Deluxe

____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*