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Electronic filing
« on: April 05, 2020, 09:37:10 AM »
For the past 5 years I have been using Tax Act to file my taxes, and I have always had to send the return in by post, as it didn't give me the option to e-file. Is there a cheap way to e-file, or is this even possible?
Can anyone recommend a different software for expats that doesn't cost the moon? I don't have much income, so pay no US taxes, and I don't want to pay £150 to file my taxes. Even Tax act is getting expensive now.

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Re: Electronic filing
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2020, 11:39:41 AM »
Have you tried using the free fillable efile forms on the IRS website?  Might work for you particularly since you have your returns from previous years to work from as a template


https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/before-starting-free-file-fillable-forms
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Re: Electronic filing
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2020, 11:52:11 AM »
Have you tried using the free fillable efile forms on the IRS website?  Might work for you particularly since you have your returns from previous years to work from as a template


https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/before-starting-free-file-fillable-forms
Thanks for this suggestion, I will look into it.

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Re: Electronic filing
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2020, 08:54:00 PM »
Maybe Credit Karma would work for you. I've not tried it, but they say it's 100% free.
Doesn't support 1116/2555 though.

https://www.creditkarma.com/tax


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Re: Electronic filing
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2020, 12:51:52 PM »

Can anyone recommend a different software for expats that doesn't cost the moon? I don't have much income, so pay no US taxes, and I don't want to pay £150 to file my taxes. Even Tax act is getting expensive now.

Many thanks

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This is my first year in the UK.  I'm using OLT which I used for the last several years in the US.  A Federal return is free.  I'm not able to file electronically though because my UK spouse doesn't have a Social Security or Tax ID number.  Their website is OLT.com


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