Free Tax Filing: eFile BASIC

eFile is pleased to introduce eFile BASIC - Free File. For your convenience, and to reduce errors, we recommend you efile your state tax return while you prepare and efile your federal income tax return. Please learn more about Free File and see if you qualify.

You qualify for eFile BASIC - Free File if:

• Your total taxable income is below $100,000.
• Your source of income is through: Wages, salaries, Unemployment, tips, taxable scholarship and fellowhip grants, taxable interest of $ 1,500 or less, or Alaska Permanent Fund dividends.
• Your filing status is either: Single or married filing jointly.
• You do not claim any dependents.
• You and your spouse are filing jointly and are both under 65 and not blind.
• You do not claim student loan interest or any eduction credit as a tax deduction or tax credit.
• You did not receive advanced earned income credit payments.
• You do not claim a retirement savings contributions credit or a health insurance credit for eligible recipients.
• You do not owe household employment taxes on wages paid to a household employee.

eFile BASIC Free File services include:

• Simple Federal Tax Income Return (1040EZ).
• Enter Multiple W-2s from various jobs.
• Detects the right tax forms for you.
• Checks for errors during the tax interview and brings up tax audit alerts.
• Prepare, efile, and print your tax return.
• Faster, free direct tax refund bank deposit.
• Get your tax refund via check in the mail.
• You can start your eFile tax return, stop at anytime, and return to finish later. eFile will remember where you left off and the next time you sign in, you can continue from your last stopping point.
• Access many help features and get fast online support.
• During eFile BASIC you can automatically upgrade to the fee based eFile PREMIUM version.
• There are no other hidden fees.

If you are not sure if you qualify for eFile BASIC, start your tax return under eFile BASIC and make sure you answer all the simple questions. During the eFile tax prepartion interview you will get a notice if you do not qualify. At that point you can easily upgrade to eFile Premium.

All BASIC online tax service are free, except the state tax return service:

1. Your complete state tax return is optional at an additional fee of only $24.95.
   

eFile Stop n' Go

This eFile feature allows you to start an online tax return for free. At any time you can Stop' n Go, watch a movie or run errands and come back later. After you have signed back in, eFile will remember where you left off and you can continue from there.

Additional eFile tax services: eFile PREMIUM