How can I file for Free as I am a student?

[natsuott]

I don't want to purchase any product or upgrades as I am not getting any refund nor owe anything?

[DoninGA]

The TurboTax Free online edition is for very simple tax returns that do not require any other form or schedule other than the Form 1040.  If your tax data requires entry on any other form or schedule then you must upgrade to the Deluxe edition or higher.

Go to this TurboTax website for the Free online edition - https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/free-edition.jsp

Please Note -

TurboTax Online: Important Details about Filing Form 1040 Returns with Limited Credits

A Form 1040 return with limited credits is one that's filed using IRS Form 1040 only (with the exception of the specific covered situations described below). Roughly 37% of taxpayers are eligible.

If you have a Form 1040 return and are claiming limited credits only, you can file for free yourself with TurboTax Free Edition or TurboTax Live Assisted Basic (if available), or you can file with TurboTax Full Service at the listed price.

Situations covered (assuming no added tax complexity):

• W-2 income
• Interest or dividends (1099-INT/1099-DIV) that don’t require filing a Schedule B
• IRS standard deduction
• Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
• Child Tax Credit (CTC)
• Student loan interest deduction

Situations not covered:

• Itemized deductions claimed on Schedule A
• Unemployment income reported on a 1099-G
• Business or 1099-NEC income
• Stock sales (including crypto investments)
• Rental property income
• Credits, deductions and income reported on other forms or schedules

[VolvoGirl]

To go back to a lower version or the Free Edition you can try to clear and start over https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-clear-and-start-over-in-turbotax-onli...

If you started your tax return in TurboTax Free Edition (Form 1040 with limited credits; roughly 37% of taxpayers qualify), you won't need to clear and start over. You can select Switch to Free Edition instead.

In the Turbo Tax Free Edition, information that you can enter is limited now.  Why do I have to upgrade from the Free Edition?
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/upgrading/help/why-do-i-have-to-upgrade-from-free-edition/00/26379

Or try the IRS Free File program
https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free

[DoninGA]

If you have not paid for the online edition you are using, have not filed your tax return or registered the Free edition, then you can clear your return and start over with a lower priced edition. Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the program screen while working on the 2023 online tax return. Click on Clear & Start Over.

[NCperson]

@natsuott what is your income? if under $13,850 (2023), there is no filing requirement in any event,

[rjs]

You might be required to file a tax return even if your income is less than $13,850.

Since you are a student, a parent or someone else might be able to claim you as a dependent. It doesn't matter whether they actually do claim you. What matters is that they could claim you. If you can be claimed as a dependent, and you are single, under 65, and not blind, you must file a return if any of the following apply.

1. Your unearned income was more than $1,250.

2. Your earned income was more than $13,850.

3. Your gross income was more than the larger of:

a. $1,250, or

b. Your earned income (up to $13,450) plus $400.

Unearned income is any income that is not from working, such as interest, dividends, or any other investment income. If you have taxable scholarship income (scholarship in excess of tuition), that is considered earned income for the purpose of determining whether a dependent is required to file,

Whether or not you can be claimed as a dependent, you must file if you have $400 or more of self-employment income, or if you received advance premium tax credit for health insurance from the Marketplace ("Obamacare"), or if you took money out of a Health Savings Account (HSA) or Medical Savings Account (MSA).

You can use the calculator at the following link on the IRS web site to see if you are required to file a tax return.

Do I Need to File a Tax Return?