Tax Filing Software

[goldstone]

Does anyone have a recommendation for free or reasonably priced software for filing a straightforward 1040 ? Married filing jointly, one W2, 2 dependants, only complication is foreign interest and dividends and need to file a 8938.

I tried searching the forum but didn't find anything. I also looked at a few of the products indicated by IRS freefile but they seemed very clunky.

Thanks for any suggestions.

[nelsona]

I use taxact. I doubt that any of the off-the-shelf programs do 8938, but you can check before paying.

[goldstone]

Thanks Nelsona

[Domeani]

Hi Nelsona,

Do you use the Online or Desktop version of TaxAct? Is one preferable over the other? I see the Desktop costs more compared to Online but then one (supposedly) doesn't need to have an online account with TaxAct, if one cares about that.

Thank you

nelsona wrote:
> I use taxact. I doubt that any of the off-the-shelf programs do 8938, but
> you can check before paying.

[nelsona]

Online

[MaggieA]

In recent years a number of expat-oriented US tax programs have appeared. These are worth considering. My daughter favours MyExpatTaxes. Here's a very good review article: https://medium.com/@tapinternational/wh ... 158e12af1f

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