MY FREE TAXES
Filing Taxes: Doing Your Taxes is Almost Fun with My Free Taxes®
That’s United Way’s free, online tax filing program. It lets U.S. tax filers who earned less than $84K last year file their federal and state taxes online — for free. Since 2009, My Free Taxes has helped 1.45M people across America save $290M in tax prep fees and receive over $2.1B in refunds.
The secure software walks you through the filing process and screens for common tax deductions and credits you may be eligible for. In 2024, My Free Taxes helped people get $18.9M back in Earned Income Tax Credits, and $10.5M back in Child Tax Credits.
Other tax situations covered in My Free Taxes include:
- W-2 income
- Schedule C Self Employment
- Limited interest and dividend income reported on a 1099-INT or 1099-DIV
- Student education expenses, credits, or student loan interest
- Unemployment income
- Claiming the standard deduction
- Earned Income Tax Credit
- Child tax credits
- Child and dependent care expenses
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Best of all, it only takes about an hour, and you can file on your phone, tablet, or laptop.
