Pay grades E1-E5 can use online Deluxe Edition for free Federal and free State returns. You must enter a military W-2 and answer the military questions. The discount is provided at the end during filing.
https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/military-edition.jsp
If you have a higher pay grade than E-5, you may still be able to file for free. You can wait and use the FREEDOM Edition (not the regular Free Edition) when it comes on line mid-January. Any active-duty pay grade can use that product if they meet the other criteria. The Freedom Edition is more fully-featured than the Deluxe Edition in that it can prepare forms that Deluxe cannot, such as Schedules C,D,E,F, and enter K-1.
The Freedom Edition will open mid-January and is at:
https://turbotax.intuit.com/taxfreedom Be aware that there is some risk in filing this early. The IRS will not start processing returns until January 23 (except
for a few test returns the IRS will pull early.). Any returns filed
early will just sit on TurboTax servers until then and cannot be
retrieved if you notice something wrong. You'd later have to file an
amended return.
You must wait on any W-2's, 1099's, etc. to arrive first before filing.
And
starting this year, if you have EIC (earned income credit) or ACTC
(additional child tax credit), the IRS will not start releasing those
refunds until February 15.
