How to file tax online for free using Turbo Tax Free File program 2020

In this video, I'm going to show you how to file tax online for free using Turbo Tax Free File program.

First of all go to the Turbo Tax website.

Link: turbotax.intuit.com/

Once on the website click on the see if you qualify button to find out if you can file your taxes for free. You will be asked some questions, if your answer is yes to any one of them, then you qualify for the free filing option.

Now click on start Turbo Tax free file program button. You will be asked to create an account and login. After you do that that you will be taken to your dashboard, where the website will start asking you questions. The first section is about your personal information like name, date of birth, occupation, social security number, marital status, etc.

Once you are done filling in this information, then you move on to the income section. In here, you get two options, in the first one the website will walk you through all the income categories step by step. Whereas, in the second one you will be shown categories and you can choose which ones you want to work on.

Let's start the income section with entering W-2 information. Enter the W-2 information as received by you. When you are done entering the info you will be shown a refund amount on your screen. Click the continue button and you will be shown a screen to see if some uncommon situations apply to your W-2. Choose accordingly and click continue.

You can add another W-2 if you have one. Now you can move onto other income options like unemployment received, retirement income, interest income, rental income, business income, etc.

Then we move on to the deductions and credits section. Here you will be shown categories like property taxes, mortgage interest, earned income credit, etc. Once you are done with this section, you will be asked if you want to enter sales tax information. Choose accordingly and click continue.

Now you will be shown the best option for you to go with amongst standard deduction or itemized deduction. In this case it was standard deduction.

Now you will be asked some questions about your health insurance coverage for the year. Answer these questions as applicable to you. Then you will be shown some other tax situations which might help you. Go through these and see if any of them are applicable to you. Otherwise click on done with other button.

The next screen will confirm your social security number and date of birth, to make sure this vital information is entered right.

The return is now reviewed to detemine accuracy. Any concerns are highlighted and you can revisit those sections to fix the problem. Once the problems are fixed, you will be shown your refund amount.

Now we move on to the state return. As the selected state in this example is Texas, it shows no state return is required as Texas has no state income tax. But if you have income in any other state then you can add it here by clicking the choose state button.

Click on check my info button for one last accuracy check. You are good to file your taxes now and a the refund amount will also be displayed here.

As you can see your return qualifies for the free file option. Now to file the return with the website, you have to register by entering your name, address, phone number, etc. Then click the register button.

Once registered choose how you would like to receive your refund from the given options.

Now you are ready to efile your return for free using Turbo Tax free file program. You will be sent a verification code on your email to verify your email address. Once you enter that, you will be asked some additional questions about your last year's return.

Enter a valid identification and you will be taken to the final efile screen where you can choose a pin number to file.

Now you can submit your tax return. Do remember that free filing has a qualifying criteria, and only if you fulfill that criteria you will be allowed to file for free.

This is how you can use Turbo Tax free file program to file your taxes for free this year.