akjain
Returning Member

Alternative to IRS Free File Fillable Forms

Team,

 

We had been filing US Federal Returns online thru IRS Free File Fillable Forms. Every year a User/Password had to be created. This time IRS has mandated to have a US Phone Number where a Text Message can be received. Since we are currently not in US, so don't have a US Phone number and can't avail the options to  file online thru "IRS Free File Fillable Forms". In our filing, we had been submitting Form 2555 (Foreign Earned Income". Our AGI has almost always been lower than the Taxable Slab so no taxes had been due to be paid.

Q: Any suggestions what options we could have to file US Federal Returns online but free knowing that we would also be submitting Form 2555. Not sure if the same is possible with TurboTax free? Pls share which options don't enforce to file State Taxes along with, since in some cases, it comes as a package i.e. "Federal is Free but State is Paid and both have to submitted else Federal can't be submitted"?

 

Thanks,
Anant