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State Free Tax Preparation and Electronic Filing

If you read my previous entry on IRS Free File Alliance - eFile Your Taxes For Free, today we will take a look at the free file programs for the states. Like the IRS Free File Alliance Program, some state also participate in the State Free File Alliance to offer free tax preparation and e-file services to eligible taxpayers. Individual tax software companies provide these free services. Each participating company sets its own eligibility requirements. Not every taxpayer qualifies for the free services. Below are the requirements from some of the tax software companies.

Intuit Tax Freedom Project offers free state tax filing if you meet the following qualifications:

Qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), or

Earned $30,000 or less Adjusted Gross Income (AGI), or

Served Active Duty Military (including Reservists and National Guard) with a military W2 and AGI of $54,000 or less.

TaxSlayer offers free state filing if you meet the following qualifications:

25 years old or younger;

or 68 years old or older;

or Active Military Personnel;

or If you qualify for Earned Income Credit;

or Your Federal Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) is less than $10,000

OnLine Taxes offers free state filing if you meet the following qualification:

Age 20 or younger;

TaxHawk offers free state filing if you meet the following qualification:

Your federal Adjusted Gross Income is $20,000 or less;

I have compiled the list of individual tax software companies supporting Free File Program for each state. Click on the each state link to go directly to the state's Free File page.

TIP: Read the eligibility requirements carefully before proceeding to filing your tax return. You are under no obligation to buy any product or service.

Alabama: Intuit Tax Freedom Project (TurboTax)

Arizona: TurboTax, Online Taxes, TaxSlayer

Arkansas: TurboTax, TaxSlayer

California: CalFile

Colorado: NetFile

Connecticut: TSC-IND

Delaware: Delaware Form 200-I

Georgia (PDF file): TurboTax, Average1040.com, ezTaxReturn.com

Hawaii: ELF State Tax Electronic Filing

Idaho: TurboTax, OnLine Taxes, TaxHawk, TaxSlayer

Illinois: IL-1040 Web File

Indiana: I-File

Iowa: TurboTax, TaxHawk, TaxSlayer

Kansas: WebFile

Kentucky: TurboTax, TaxSlayer, TaxEngine, TaxHawk, OnLine Taxes

Louisiana: LDR Online Filing

Maine: Maine FastFile (1040 I-File)

Maryland: iFile

Massachusetts: TurboTax, TaxSlayer, OnLine Taxes, CompleteTax, TaxEngine, TAX$IMPLE

Michigan: TurboTax, TaxSlayer, OnLine Taxes, ICANEFILE.ORG, Average1040.com

Minnesota: TurboTax, TaxSlayer, OnLine Taxes,

Mississippi: TurboTax, OnLine Taxes, TaxHawk, TaxSlayer

Missouri: TurboTax, TaxSlayer

Montana: ICANEFILE.ORG

Nebraska: NebFile

New Jersey: NJWebFile

New Mexico: NMWebFile

New York: TurboTax, OnLine Taxes, TaxSlayer

North Carolina: TurboTax, TaxSlayer, TaxHawk, OnLine Taxes

North Dakota: TurboTax, TaxSlayer, TaxEngine, OnLineTaxes, TAX$IMPLE, Best1040Efile

Ohio: Ohio IT-1040 I-File

Oklahoma: TurboTax, TaxSlayer, TaxHawk

Oregon: TurboTax, TaxSlayer

Pennsylvania: pa.direct.file

Rhode Island: TurboTax, TaxSlayer, TaxEngine, TAX$IMPLE

South Carolina: TurboTax, TaxSlayer, TaxHawk, OnLine Taxes

Utah: TaxExpress

Vermont: TurboTax, TaxSlayer

Virginia: iFile

West Virginia: TurboTax, TaxSlayer, TaxEngine, OnLine Taxes

Washington DC: DC Online Filing

Wisconsin: Free-File

Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming do not have a state income tax return filing requirements for reporting W2 wage income. Two of the states, New Hampshire and Tennessee, however require taxpayers to file returns for individual interest and dividend income.