{"id":56520,"date":"2023-02-15T17:42:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T01:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=56520"},"modified":"2023-02-16T08:42:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T16:42:54","slug":"many-taxpayers-may-be-able-to-file-their-state-tax-return-using-irs-free-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=56520","title":{"rendered":"Many taxpayers may be able to file their state tax return using IRS Free File"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tax Tip 2023-20<br \/>\nFebruary 15, 2023<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Many taxpayers know about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/filing\/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free\">IRS Free File program<\/a>, which lets people who make less than $73,000 file their federal tax return for free. They should also be sure to check if the program offers no cost filing for their state tax return. IRS Free File can help millions of eligible taxpayers in more than 20 states file both a free federal and free state tax return.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The states included in the IRS Free File program are<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"174\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Arkansas<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Arizona<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 District of Columbia<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Georgia<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Idaho<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Indiana<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Iowa<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kentucky<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Massachusetts<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michigan<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Minnesota<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Missouri<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mississippi<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"228\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Montana<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 North Carolina<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 North Dakota<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oregon<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rhode Island<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 South Carolina<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vermont<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Virginia<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 West Virginia<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are a few things to know about filing state tax returns through Free File<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The income limit is $73,000 for IRS Free File.<\/li>\n<li>Taxpayers must complete their federal tax return before starting their state return if they are using the same software for both.<\/li>\n<li>Not all IRS Free File partners offer free state return filing, and those that do may not offer it for all states.<\/li>\n<li>Some IRS Free File partners will charge a fee for state tax return preparation. If a taxpayer uses the IRS Free File online lookup tool to find an offer from a Free File provider, they should carefully review the offer to see if state returns are included for free or with a fee.<\/li>\n<li>Alaska, Florida, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming don&#8217;t have a state income tax, but taxpayers can still use IRS Free File to electronically file their federal tax return.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some states have their own free filing options for state returns. Taxpayers can visit their home state\u2019s department of revenue website for details.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/irs-issues-guidance-on-state-tax-payments-to-help-taxpayers\">IRS issues guidance on state tax payments to help taxpayers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tax Tip 2023-20 February 15, 2023&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=56520"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56521,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56520\/revisions\/56521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=56520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=56520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=56520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}