Direct File has many limits, but nearly 19M people in 12 states may be eligible.

Direct File has many limits, but nearly 19M people in 12 states may be eligible.

  • tpyo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    3 months ago

    The twelve states:

    • Arizona
    • California
    • Florida
    • Massachusetts
    • Nevada
    • New Hampshire
    • New York
    • South Dakota
    • Tennessee
    • Texas
    • Washington
    • Wyoming
  • BioDriver@beehaw.orgEnglish
    141·
    3 months ago

    Meanwhile I paid TurboTax $120 to file my taxes. Lobbyists are absolutely making this more expensive and complicated than it needs to be.

    • SaintWacko@midwest.socialEnglish
      12·
      3 months ago

      Switch to FreeTaxUSA. The name makes it sound shady as all get out, but it’s legit, easier than TurboTax, and cheaper. Free to file federal and $15 for state. I gave it a try this year and will not be going back

  • ForgetPrimacy@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
    21·
    3 months ago

    Edit: apologies, I was in a mood and read too fast. Thank you BrikoX
    Fuck, even the linked article didn’t name the states:

    • Florida
    • Nevada
    • New Hampshire
    • South Dakota
    • Tennessee
    • Texas
    • Wyoming

    And, with exceptions I didn’t read:

    • Arizona
    • California
    • Massachusetts
    • New York
    • Washington
    • BrikoXOPMEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      Yes it did.

      Arizona, California, Massachusetts, and New York worked with the IRS to integrate their state taxes into the Direct File pilot, the IRS said in October 2023. The pilot is also available in eight states without an income tax: Florida, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming.

      They also linked directly to the IRS site too.

      You can check whether you qualify to use the system at directfile.irs.gov.