Review by L. Cusick

I’ve used Turbo Tax Deluxe Federal and State for the past 2 years with no issues. However, this year the cost of e-filing went up and coupled with the price of the software is just too much in my opinion to spend. Based on some recommendations here, I purchased Turbo Tax Deluxe Federal Version (only) with Free e-file and since my state has a website to do the state taxes for free, I opted to do that. I am so glad that I read the reviews here because I never even knew that my state offered the ability to do my state taxes online .. and for Free! I couldn’t be happier about the savings! As always Turbo Tax was fairly easy to use (took about an hour) and as it turns out my State taxes were easy too (took about 20 minutes).

1. Make sure your state offers the ability to do your taxes online and for free before purchasing this program.n2. Make sure you file your federal taxes first.n3. Then you can move on to your state taxes.

Side Note: In the state of Indiana, in order to do your state taxes on their website, it was required that I had filed Indiana state taxes in the previous year (this does not mean using their online ability last year, it just means I either mailed them in or efiled some other way for the state of Indiana). If your state offers the ability to do your taxes online, read their FAQ section to make sure you qualify to use their service before you purchase this product.