TaxACT is a desktop application that will help U.S. wage earners file federal taxes for free on their PC.
Taxes are the kind of thing you shouldn't leave for later, as much as you might want to. TaxACT is a popular finance and budget tool that helps you get your tax returns ready in no time. The program features all the tools you need to prepare your federal and state tax return. Then you can choose to either e-file or print it the return out and manually send it in.
Taxes are not an easy topic, but TaxACT makes it easier on everyone with detailed tutorials, an in-depth Q&A section, and handy videos that cover all the important topics and offer you step-by-step directions in order to fill out the forms correctly.
TaxACT lets you prepare different sorts of tax returns (including 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ) and includes a series of special tools to help you obtain the highest refund possible. Unfortunately, it only covers basic taxes, so if you did 1099 contract work or have other, more complicated forms to file you'll either need to upgrade to TaxACT's deluxe version or do that filing yourself.
If you'd prefer to do your taxes online instead, TaxACT has an online version as well.
If you're looking for easy, reliable tax software to prepare your basic tax returns however, TaxACT is definitely an excellent choice.