neidu3Mar 13

I just finished doing my 2025 taxes

https://sh.itjust.works/post/56745869

I just finished doing my 2025 taxes - sh.itjust.works

Spent 10 minutes with my SO, moving our shared deductions between us to see which distribution resulted in the lowest amount of taxes. Turns out that the tax authorities are pretty good at what they do, as the best distribution was what they’d already prefilled. Despite having very different income, no matter how we moved the numbers, the numbers at the bottom didn’t change in a manner where the total would result in a higher refund. So we both ended up filing our taxes with no changes to the prefilled values.

Show threadRhynoplazMar 13
Since we’re on the topic, this year I quit using turbo tax, and tried freetaxusa. It’s just as easy, they found me a bigger refund, and it’s a LOT less expensive to file.
Show threadbambooMar 13
Was it really $15.99 or is the marketing page hiding hidden costs for some situations (assuming you don’t need support or audit defense).
Show threadDavidPMar 13

The $16 is if you’re also filing state taxes with it. Federal is still free.

I wonder how many people actually only do federal with it? 2%?

Show threadGiantRobotTRex

I believe that people who live in states without income tax don’t need to file state taxes (at least usually, maybe there are exceptions). That includes:

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

If my math is correct, about 21% of the US population live in one of those states.

Mar 13 at 6:21pmWeb
Show threadSuck_on_my_PresenceMar 13
Yep. As a Washington resident, I was flabbergasted through this thread. Pay? What? It’s Freetaxusa