You can file with TurboTax Free Edition if you use form 1040 with no attached schedules. If your situation matches the below, you should have no problems using the Free Edition product. Simple tax situations covered in TurboTax Free Edition:W-2 incomeLimited interest and dividend income reported on a 1099-INT or 1099-DIVClaiming the standard deductionEarned Income Tax Credit (EIC)Child tax creditsSituations not covered in TurboTax Free Edition include:Itemized deductionsBusiness or 1099-MISC incomeStock salesRental property incomeCredits, deductions and income reported on schedules 1-6, such as the Student Loan Interest Deduction

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I used Turbo tax free edition last year and remember paying to have my taxes filed because there was no option for doing it absolutely free. How come I wasn't charged this year for my 2018 return?

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JulieP

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You can file with TurboTax Free Edition if you use form 1040 with no attached schedules. If your situation matches the below, you should have no problems using the Free Edition product.

Simple tax situations covered in TurboTax Free Edition:

W-2 income
Limited interest and dividend income reported on a 1099-INT or 1099-DIV
Claiming the standard deduction
Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC)
Child tax credits

Situations not covered in TurboTax Free Edition include:

Itemized deductions
Business or 1099-MISC income
Stock sales
Rental property income
Credits, deductions and income reported on schedules 1-6, such as the Student Loan Interest Deduction