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Contributed by: AndyS, FreeTaxUSA Agent, Tax Pro The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) passed this year and will introduce several tax law changes, affecting 2025 tax returns. One of these changes is the child tax credit (CTC). Many taxpayers with dependents find a lot of relief with the child tax credit on their tax…
Contributed by: Henry, FreeTaxUSA Agent, Tax Pro On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. This new law extended and replaced the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which was set to expire at the end of 2025. The OBBBA takes effect from 2025 through 2028. You may be wondering what…
Contributed by: MatthewD, FreeTaxUSA Agent, Tax Pro With the introduction of online brokerage accounts and apps for smart phones, more people are investing in the stock market on their own. The statement you get from your brokerage company will likely be a composite or consolidated statement and will have several 1099…
Contributed by: RachelR, FreeTaxUSA Agent, Tax Pro and Henry, FreeTaxUSA Agent, Tax Pro This article applies to 2024 and later. The basic example assumed both the traditional IRA contribution and the Roth conversion step happened in the same year (for example, both events happened during 2024, for the 2024 tax year).…
Contributed by: PhillipB, FreeTaxUSA Agent, Tax Pro Not receiving your tax refund when expected can be extremely frustrating. To make the issue worse, the IRS is not very clear as to why your refund is taking more time. While FreeTaxUSA doesn't have any control over IRS refund processing, we can provide some ideas on why…
Contributed by: Henry, FreeTaxUSA Agent, Tax Pro The sale of an inherited home is a significant event that comes with its own set of tax implications and requirements. Understanding how to correctly enter Form 1099-S from a sale is crucial for accurate tax reporting and compliance. Information required to report the sale…
I got married earlier this year and my now husband and I didn't change anything with our insurance (we maintained our own separate insurance policies through work). I have a HDHP with a limited FSA and HSA, while my husband does not have a HDHP but his company allows him a FSA. We were under the impression after reading…
Wondering if it's possible to do a backdoor roth ira conversion using FreeTaxUSA?
I filed my taxes a few weeks ago and I have not gotten any updates. Where is my tax refund?
Everytime that I try to start a past year return, it just logs me out. Any suggestions on how to get past this?
I'm trying to estimate 25 taxes. but the system won't me past summary section. Last year I was able to enter data all the way to the end of the process. thanks
IRS has posted draft versions of the 1040 and a Schedule 1-A Interesting changes. Schedule 1-A https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dft/f1040s1a--dft.pdf 1040-SR https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dft/f1040s--dft.pdf 1040 https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-dft/f1040--dft.pdf IRS Web site (Draft forms). https://www.irs.gov/draft-tax-forms
This is my first year driving door dash. I made 300$ and never received a tax form. Wondering where in the software I would report this?
Can I claim an education credit on my taxes?
Hello, In recent years FreeTaxUSA was not able to attach Form 1116, the Foreign Tax Credit form, to my Federal Income Tax Return Form 1040. Namely, as per Form 1116 instructions, even though my foreign tax credit was related to interest from a CD in a foreign bank, since I do not receive a qualified payee statement from…
In the past, I've e-filed my own returns with different types of software (including FreeTaxUSA last year) as well as hundreds of returns as a tax preparation volunteer. I have NEVER had to wait for a return to be accepted or rejected for more than 30 minutes or so. I e-filed my 2023 returns on Sunday (4/7) morning, and…
Is there a number available I can speak to someone directly? I filed my 2023 taxes and set up a payment plan with the IRS, which I've already paid off. However the IRS has no record of me filing my 2023 taxes even though I have a payment receipt from freetaxusa and was able to set up a payment plan though someone at the…
I need my copy of my taxes 2024
I am still working with a lot of my 12% bracket available for Roth conversions. I did a large Roth conversion in August of 2025. I paid an estimated tax in August to cover the conversion. This will require a penalty because I didn't pay the taxes evenly through the year. It should be considered uneven income so I need to…
Hi! Where can I find o copy of my 2023 tax return that was processed? I’m having a hard time trying to find it? Thanks!
Hello community, I worked for a startup in US for 2 years from beg of 2021 to end of 2022. I was awarded some rsu from the company. I left US in beginning of 2023. Company is IPOed in mid 2025, so these rsu are finally vested now. Company will give me W2 this year and they have withholded all the federal and CA taxes based…
I'm hoping for a decent refund this year. When is the soonest I can file? And when would my refund come? Thx.
This past year Monopoly and McDonalds had there giveaway where they did cash and other prizes. Sadly didn't win any cash prize, but I did come away with a haul of non-cash prizes. I'm curious what threshold there is for having to claim any of this as income and what anybody would use to determine value.
I'm looking to see if any other FreeTaxUSA users are looking at the new floor on charitable donations. Starting in the 2026 tax year itemizers who make charitable contributions will only be able to claim a tax deduction to the extent that their qualified contributions exceed 0.5% of their adjusted gross income (AGI). My…
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