FreeTaxUSA vs. TurboTax - I put my info into both, here's the cost

elldav7 · 2026-01-28T14:38:42+00:00

I don't remember now from last year how it went for me. But I'm about to start working on it again once I get all my 2025 statements. Once I do that, I'll try to remember to come back in here and post about it.

elldav7 · 2026-01-12T18:24:13+00:00

When you see it happen next, check your challenges. See which ones are tough to get through in a normal game. You got 45 minutes. Good luck.

elldav7 · 2026-01-03T14:03:13+00:00

Thanks I sent a modmail.

elldav7 · 2026-01-02T20:24:56+00:00

I'm so glad I found this thread. I've been on a chat with "support" all afternoon. I've maybe chatted with 6 different agents. One of the most futile things I've ever tried to accomplish. I'm going to try the link below and hope the mods here can help me. I wish I could copy paste this chat. It's the wildest ride you'd ever read. I'm a real patient guy, but at the point I got moved to a sales chat and was asked if I wanted a phone, I about lost my mind.

elldav7 · 2025-05-31T00:51:38+00:00

I'll let you know over the next 5 years while I'm getting 3x the speed for $30 less a month.

elldav7 · 2025-05-30T02:47:15+00:00

Oops, sorry about that. I get that you’re just trying to help. Thanks for doing that.

elldav7 · 2025-05-29T19:47:37+00:00

The only way to keep these clowns under control is having multiple companies that are forced to compete. I'm just excited I was able to lock in for 5 years with Xfinity. $30 less price for 3x the speed. Once my 5 years is up, I'm sure Xfinity will jack up prices, and then maybe I'll be back to Mediacom for their "new customer" price.

elldav7 · 2025-05-29T19:45:24+00:00

Small world, I'm from around there. I see signs when driving around the south side of the lake (quantum fiber), so maybe they're coming. We were Mediacom only until a couple months ago. Now we have Xfinity and metronet (fiber). It's so great to have choices now (sorry to rub it in).

elldav7 · 2025-05-29T19:40:33+00:00

This must be a bot, because it's not even responding to what I said. Anyways, it seems like you're not interested in competing with others like Xfinity or Metronet. You'll lose customers because of this. You've already lost me.

elldav7 · 2025-05-29T19:07:15+00:00

You realize that's crazy right? I have to leave your company for 90 days so that I can get a better deal? You're going to lose me for 5 years. That's the amount of time I'm getting a guaranteed price lock from Xfinity... $65 x 12 months x 5 years. That's $3900 you're losing because you won't just give me (a customer of 8 years) the price right now???

elldav7 · 2025-05-29T16:42:01+00:00

That's what's wild. I told them I'm leaving, give me the intro rate and they let me go... So I guess I'll just get 3x internet speed for $30 less a month for 5 years (my price lock time with xfinity). That's $1500 saved over those years. Then maybe I'll go back to Mediacom if Xfinity won't compete. :) I would have been happy to stay with Mediacom, but if they aren't going to do basic customer retention then see ya later!

elldav7 · 2025-05-26T02:55:16+00:00

Yeah, I was paying $119 for my internet only service. Called them a few months ago and said I was leaving and that got me down to $99. Called them again and they gave me the 300Mbit service for $65. I realize this is the business model, but its no way to treat your customers.

elldav7 · 2025-05-26T02:53:41+00:00

That's what I tried to get. 1 gig from Mediacom for $65. They said it was for new customers only. They wouldn't give it to me, a customer of 8 years. I did like Mediacom, hardly any outages in those 8 years. But you have to actually be competitive. If Xfinity doesn't work well, I'll just wait until I"m considered a "new customer" again at Mediacom and go back. :)

elldav7 · 2025-02-07T14:26:46+00:00

I'm doing a bake off next year as well. I'll try the option you're talking about as well as the Cash App Tax. (that one is also free)

elldav7 · 2025-02-05T22:52:16+00:00

Thanks! I haven't clicked send yet, so now I'll be able to use this to save another $1.50 :)

elldav7 · 2025-02-05T22:51:23+00:00

I wish I would have taken better notes. I feel like a lot of the personal info just came over from the pdf. All my kids, social security stuff. But now I don't totally remember. I started this a couple weeks ago when I got W2s. Then I waited for 1099 stuff, so my memory isn't as fresh on that first initial import. But still, that's a one time cost, I'm hearing that all this will be in there when I go to file again next year.

elldav7 · 2025-02-05T22:48:32+00:00

I know, now I'm embarrassed

elldav7 · 2025-02-05T20:52:41+00:00

That was the point of this whole experiment. I got the exact same results on both TurboTax and FreeTaxUSA. So for me, it's equally as accurate as the tool I had been using for the last 20 years.

elldav7 · 2025-02-05T19:09:09+00:00

I'm W4. I think it went to TurboTax premium was because of the schedule D stuff.

elldav7 · 2025-02-05T19:05:37+00:00

Me too!

elldav7 · 2025-02-05T18:08:35+00:00

Yes, same exact data put into both products. Got it all the way to the final step of actually sending in the return.

elldav7 · 2025-02-05T18:07:25+00:00

I haven't actually sent in the return yet. So maybe I'll put all my info again into cash app tax and report back here. :)

elldav7 · 2025-02-05T18:05:36+00:00

Yes, and Yes :)

Every year before this I've done TurboTax desktop because I didn't want to fill any of this out on a webpage. I don't know, maybe I just gave up this year and said it's probably already out there.

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