I just found out from MyMoneyBlog that State Farm is offering FREE Federal and State filing through TurboTax for its customers. I guess you have to have an online account set up with State Farm, which I haven’t done yet. Given my extra hours at work lately, I bet by the time I get around to signing up, they’ll pull the offer. Hmm. Maybe I’ll start it now.
OR, see below:
Not a State Farm customer? Here are some other options:
- If you are patient and tolerate rebates, you can usually get some form of tax software for free after rebate at a store like OfficeMax or Staples. You still get stuck with postage and sales tax though.
- You can get a federal return + E-file for free at TaxAct, with state filing being an extra
$15$12.95. No rebates.- If your adjusted gross income is under $52,000, then you can get free filing from the IRS when they update their page on January 16th.
- Finally, you could become a State Farm customer by opening up a savings or checking account for $100 at State Farm Bank. The interest rates are bad, but there are no maintenance fees if you keep $100 in there. Close the account when you’re done, or keep it in there for next year in case they offer it again. Lost interest of 5% on $100 is only $5.
