| ▲ | programjames a day ago |
| As someone born in 2003, I did this just last week when filing my tax returns. |
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| ▲ | pbhjpbhj a day ago | parent | next [-] |
| You file tax returns by post? What country? Do they charge you extra to submit by post? That's crazy to me - tax returns for our micro-business and personal tax has been online since at least 2005. |
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| ▲ | yyhhsj0521 a day ago | parent | next [-] | | I had to file my tax by postal mail in the US. Granted there is the option to file online, but that only works for ~80% of the people when things are completely within the intended domain. I have just one extra item outside of standard salary slips and some investment income, so I had to file physically. | | |
| ▲ | ndiddy 18 hours ago | parent [-] | | For federal returns, there's a site called Free File Fillable Forms, which has digitized versions of all the tax forms. Unlike the normal IRS Free File program, there's no restriction on income. If you're comfortable filing paper tax returns, this is the exact same process except the returns are digital and sent over the internet. For state returns, the process depends on your state but everywhere I've lived has a free site that you can use to file your state return. | | |
| ▲ | dpifke 17 hours ago | parent [-] | | From https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/free-file-fillable-form...: Attaching statements — This program does not allow you to attach any documents to your return, except those available through the program. If you need to attach any such documents, you will have to print and mail in the return. Especially with business returns, it's common to have to attach statements to certain forms, for example if you choose the de minimis election for equipment repairs that would otherwise have to be capitalized, or when the § 174 changes went into effect and everyone had to start amortizing software development expenses over multiple years. You can't do that on Free File Fillable Forms. |
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| ▲ | coldpie 21 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | In my state (Minnesota), there is no free online filing for state income tax. You either pay for one of the online filing softwares, or print the sucker out and mail it in. I choose the latter :) |
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| ▲ | Suppafly a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| >As someone born in 2003, I did this just last week when filing my tax returns. Why didn't you efile like a normal person? The only time you need to do it the hard way is if you are under 16 and filing for the first time. |
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| ▲ | tart-lemonade a day ago | parent [-] | | I had to file by mail because I moved to a new state and got 2 W-2s for the same job, of which the W-2 for the former state left the federal fields (1-13) blank. This weird W-2 apparently makes me ineligible for e-file. Edit: In hindsight, I could have just waited until the start of 2025 to update my address in the HR system and gotten a single, normal W-2, but then I would be both violating the remote work rules (by not adding my new work location) and (probably) committing tax fraud. |
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| ▲ | bongodongobob a day ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Most people do it digitally or have an accountant do it, this isn't the norm. |
