What is TurboTax Free File?

How TurboTax’s Free Filing Offer Works This Season

TurboTax is running a Free File option through its app that opens truly free federal and state returns to a broad swath of filers for a limited period. The promotion is timed for the tax-filing season and is available to millions of taxpayers: TurboTax says the program covers more than 100 million users and runs through February 28 on the company’s app.

Beyond the online promotion, TurboTax has also been visibly anchoring itself in local communities. To mark the brand’s arrival in SoHo, its new storefront hosted in-person showcases during New York Fashion Week that mixed community programming with tax help and promotional events. Those on-the-ground activations are part marketing and part outreach: TurboTax aims to meet customers where they are while amplifying awareness of the free filing option.

What filers should know

• Eligibility: The Free File offer covers a large pool of taxpayers, but exact eligibility can depend on income limits or qualifying criteria that are displayed when you start the app-based filing flow.
• How to access: Download the TurboTax app and look for the Free File pathway through the federal and state filing prompts before the stated deadline.
• Timing and deadlines: The app promotion runs through the end of February; check state deadlines separately, as they can differ and extensions may apply.

If you qualify, the Free File option removes a common barrier to filing: cost. Even so, take a moment to confirm your eligibility in the app, save copies of returns, and verify whether state filings are included free of charge before submitting.