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  • Supports commonly used tax forms and schedules. View complete list.
  • Handles single, married filing jointly and married filing separately filing status.
  • Provides guidance on credits that lower your taxes, such as earned income credit, education credits and more.

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Prepare, print and file your state income tax return for only $34.95 with e-filing included.

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Included in CompleteTax Basic:

Tools to help you quickly prepare and file taxes online

  • Step-by-Step Guidance - Guiding you through the necessary steps to prepare and file your taxes online, CompleteTax Basic helps you finish your return accurately and efficiently.
  • Try It First - Test drive CompleteTax Basic before creating an account using the "Try It First" option. You can also just create an account right away or sign into your account with your User ID and password from last year.
  • Make the Switch to CompleteTax - Import information from last year's TurboTax, TaxACT, H&R Block, FreeTaxUSA, Efile.com, 1040.com, TaxHawk, My1040EZ, My1040A or Express1040 online return to make the switch to CompleteTax even easier.
  • Import W-2s and 1099s - Importing data from your W-2 and 1099 forms into CompleteTax Basic saves you time and reduces the chance of manual input error.
  • E-file Taxes - E-filing your federal and state returns is always included with CompleteTax. E-file taxes online or print and mail your return, at no extra charge. Receive your IRS refund in as fast as 8 days when you e-file, with direct deposit.
  • Refund Ticker - Watch your federal and state refunds (or any taxes owed) add up automatically as you fill out your return.
  • Double Checks - CompleteTax reviews your entire return to check for any errors or missing information so you can be confident your taxes are done right.
  • Technical Support - Our staff is ready to answer any technical questions you may have about filing your taxes online. Receive technical support by email for any question about CompleteTax Basic. Also technical support by chat is available.
  • Add Reminder - Don't have all your forms or information yet? Just use "Add Reminder" on that page to prompt you to return and finish when you have the information.

Help to find all your deductions and credits

  • Filing Status - Supports single, married filing jointly and married filing separately filing status.
  • Education Coverage - CompleteTax Basic handles student loan interest, tuition payment, education credits and tuition and fee deductions.
  • Credits that Lower Your Taxes - CompleteTax Basic covers many credits that lower your taxes such as earned income credit, education credit, retirement savings contribution credit and foreign tax credit.
  • Taxable Income (1099) Coverage - CompleteTax Basic handles certain government payments, interest income, payments from qualified education programs, railroad retirement, social security distributions.

View complete list of forms and schedules.

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  • 100% Accurate Calculations Guarantee - CompleteTax guarantees accurate calculations or we'll reimburse any IRS penalties and interest charges resulting from our calculation error up to $10,000. Read terms and conditions.
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  • Maximum Refund Guarantee - Get the biggest refund you're entitled to or your return is free. If you find another do-it-yourself online tax preparation method that results in a larger refund or smaller liability than that calculated by CompleteTax, we will refund the fees you paid us to use our tax program to prepare that return. To qualify, the larger refund or smaller tax liability must not be due to differences in data supplied by you or positions taken on your return that are different than those on your CompleteTax return or are contrary to law. Read terms and conditions.
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These features are available in CompleteTax Basic for a fee:

  • Importing data from your last year CompleteTax return - $9.95
  • Working 1-on-1 with a tax professional for up to 90 days to answer any tax questions you have - $19.95 for 3 months of 1-on-1 help from a tax pro
  • Enlisting a trained CPA to deal with any IRS audit that may come your way from filling out forms to communications with the IRS until your audit is closed - $19.95 for 1 year of AuditPro assistance, $29.95 for 2 years of AuditPro assistance and $39.95 for 3 years of AuditPro Assistance.
  • Preparing and filing a state return - $34.95

Not sure if CompleteTax Basic is right for you? Use our Help Me Choose wizard to quickly and easily find the CompleteTax product right for you. Or just start your free Basic federal tax return right now and we will let you know if another CompleteTax product is better for you. From the information you enter, we'll determine if there's a better CompleteTax product for you. Any information you have already entered into Basic will automatically be transferred to any other CompleteTax version.

CompleteTax Basic supports these forms and schedules:

Form 1040ES Estimated Tax Vouchers
Form 1040EZ Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents — EZ Form
Form 1040-V Payment Voucher
Form 1098-E Student Loan Interest
Form 1098-T Tuition Payment
Form 1099-G Certain Government Payments
Form 1099-INT Interest Income
Form 1099-Q Payments From Qualified Education Programs
Form 1099-RRB Railroad Retirement
Form 1099-SSA Social Security Distributions
Form 1116 Foreign Tax Credit (Produced from foreign dividends and interest from mutual funds only)
Form 1127-A Application for Extension of Time for Payment of Income Tax for 2011 Due to Undue Hardship
Form 1310 Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased Taxpayer
Form 2210 Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals, Estates, and Trusts
Form 4137 Social Security and Medicare Tax on Unreported Tip Income
Form 8453 U.S. Individual Income Tax Transmittal for an IRS e-file Return
Form 8815 Exclusion of Interest From Series EE and I U.S. Savings Bonds Issued After 1989
Form 8862 Information To Claim Earned Income Credit After Disallowance
Form 8863 Education Credits (taxpayer and spouse only)
Form 8880 Retirement Savings Contribution Credit
Form 8888 Direct Deposit of Refund to More Than One Account
Form 8917 Tuition and Fees Deduction (taxpayer and spouse only)
Form 8930 Qualified Disaster Recovery Assistance
Form 982 Reduction of Tax Attributes Due to Discharge of Indebtedness
Schedule B Interest and Ordinary Dividends - Interest
Schedule EIC Earned Income Credit (taxpayer and spouse only)
Schedule R Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled


CompleteTax Deluxe supports these forms and schedules:

Form 1040 U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
Form 1040A U.S. Individual Income Tax Return - Short Form
Form 1040ES Estimated Tax Vouchers
Form 1040EZ Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents — EZ Form
Form 1040-V Payment Voucher
Form 1098 Mortgage Interest Statement
Form 1098-C Contributions of Motor Vehicles
Form 1098-E Student Loan Interest
Form 1098-T Tuition Payment
Form 1099-B Proceeds From Broker and Barter Exchange Transactions
Form 1099-DIV Dividends and Distributions Income
Form 1099-G Certain Government Payments
Form 1099-INT Interest Income
Form 1099-MISC Miscellaneous Income
Form 1099-OID Original Issue Discount
Form 1099-Q Payments From Qualified Education Programs
Form 1099-R Distributions From Pensions, Annuities, Retirement, etc.
Form 1099-RRB Railroad Retirement
Form 1099-SA Distributions from HAS, Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA
Form 1099-SSA Social Security Distributions
Form 1116 Foreign Tax Credit (Produced from foreign dividends and interest from mutual funds only)
Form 1127-A Application for Extension of Time for Payment of Income Tax for 2011 Due to Undue Hardship
Form 1310 Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased Taxpayer
Form 2106 Employee Business Expenses
Form 2106-EZ Unreimbursed Employee Business Expenses - EZ Form
Form 2120 Multiple Support Declaration
Form 2210 Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals, Estates, and Trusts
Form 2439 Notice to Shareholder of Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains
Form 2441 Child and Dependent Care Expenses
Form 3800 General Business Credit (Schedule K-1 only)
Form 3903 Moving Expenses
Form 4137 Social Security and Medicare Tax on Unreported Tip Income
Form 4684 Casualties and Thefts (Page 1, personal property only)
Form 4952 Investment Interest Expense Deduction
Form 4952 AMT Investment Interest Expense Deduction - Alternative Minimum Tax
Form 5329 Additional Taxes on Qualified Plans (Including IRAs) and Other Tax-Favored Accounts
Form 5695 Residential Energy Credits
Form 6198 At-Risk Limitations (Simplified Method Only)
Form 6251 Alternative Minimum Tax - Individuals (does not include entries for lines 4, 9, 14, and 20-27.)
Form 6252 Installment Sale Income (Does not include Part III, Related Party Installment Sales)
Form 6781 Gains and Losses From Section 1256 Contracts and Straddles
Form 8283 Noncash Charitable Contributions
Form 8332 Release of Claim to Exemption for Child of Divorced or Separated Parents
Form 8379 Injured Spouse Claim
Form 8396 Mortgage Interest Credit
Form 8453 U.S. Individual Income Tax Transmittal for an IRS e-file Return
Form 8606 Nondeductible IRAs
Form 8615 Tax for Certain Children Who Have Investment Income of More Than $1,900
Form 8812 Additional Child Tax Credit
Form 8814 Parents' Election to Report Child's Interest and Dividends
Form 8815 Exclusion of Interest From Series EE and I U.S. Savings Bonds Issued After 1989
Form 8824 Like-kind Exchanges
Form 8839 Qualified Adoption Expenses
Form 8862 Information To Claim Earned Income Credit After Disallowance
Form 8863 Education Credits
Form 8880 Retirement Savings Contribution Credit
Form 8885 Health Coverage Tax Credit
Form 8888 Direct Deposit of Refund to More Than One Account
Form 8889 Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
Form 8891 U.S. Informational Return for Beneficiaries of Certain Canadian Registered Retirement Plans
Form 8910 Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit
Form 8917 Tuition and Fees Deduction
Form 8930 Qualified Disaster Recovery Assistance
Form 8938 Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets
Form 8941 Credit for Small Employer Health Insurance Premiums
Form 8949 Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets
Form 982 Reduction of Tax Attributes Due to Discharge of Indebtedness
Form TD F 90-221 Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts
Schedule A Itemized Deductions
Schedule B Interest and Ordinary Dividends - Interest
Schedule D Capital Gains and Losses
Schedule EIC Earned Income Credit
Schedule R Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled


CompleteTax Premium supports these forms and schedules:

Form 1040 U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
Form 1040A U.S. Individual Income Tax Return - Short Form
Form 1040ES Estimated Tax Vouchers
Form 1040EZ Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents — EZ Form
Form 1040-V Payment Voucher
Form 1098 Mortgage Interest Statement
Form 1098-C Contributions of Motor Vehicles
Form 1098-E Student Loan Interest
Form 1098-T Tuition Payment
Form 1099-B Proceeds From Broker and Barter Exchange Transactions
Form 1099-DIV Dividends and Distributions Income
Form 1099-G Certain Government Payments
Form 1099-INT Interest Income
Form 1099-MISC Miscellaneous Income
Form 1099-OID Original Issue Discount
Form 1099-Q Payments From Qualified Education Programs
Form 1099-R Distributions From Pensions, Annuities, Retirement, etc.
Form 1099-RRB Railroad Retirement
Form 1099-SA Distributions from HAS, Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA
Form 1099-SSA Social Security Distributions
Form 1116 Foreign Tax Credit (Produced from foreign dividends and interest from mutual funds only)
Form 1127-A Application for Extension of Time for Payment of Income Tax for 2011 Due to Undue Hardship
Form 1310 Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased Taxpayer
Form 2106 Employee Business Expenses
Form 2106-EZ Unreimbursed Employee Business Expenses - EZ Form
Form 2120 Multiple Support Declaration
Form 2210 Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals, Estates, and Trusts
Form 2210F Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Farmers and Fishermen
Form 2439 Notice to Shareholder of Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains
Form 2441 Child and Dependent Care Expenses
Form 3800 General Business Credit (Schedule K-1 only)
Form 3903 Moving Expenses
Form 4137 Social Security and Medicare Tax on Unreported Tip Income
Form 4562 Depreciation and Amortization
Form 4684 Casualties and Thefts (Page 1, personal property only)
Form 4797 Sales of Business Property
Form 4835 Farm Rental Income and Expenses
Form 4952 Investment Interest Expense Deduction
Form 4952 AMT Investment Interest Expense Deduction - Alternative Minimum Tax
Form 5329 Additional Taxes on Qualified Plans (Including IRAs) and Other Tax-Favored Accounts
Form 5405 First Time Homebuyer Credit
Form 5695 Residential Energy Credits
Form 6198 At-Risk Limitations (Simplified Method Only)
Form 6251 Alternative Minimum Tax - Individuals (does not include entries for lines 4, 9, 14, and 20-27.)
Form 6252 Installment Sale Income (Does not include Part III, Related Party Installment Sales)
Form 6781 Gains and Losses From Section 1256 Contracts and Straddles
Form 8283 Noncash Charitable Contributions
Form 8332 Release of Claim to Exemption for Child of Divorced or Separated Parents
Form 8379 Injured Spouse Claim
Form 8396 Mortgage Interest Credit
Form 8453 U.S. Individual Income Tax Transmittal for an IRS e-file Return
Form 8582 Passive Activity Loss Limitations
Form 8582 AMT Passive Activity Loss Limitations - Alternative Minimum Tax
Form 8582CR Passive Activity Credit Limitations (Schedule K-1 only)
Form 8606 Nondeductible IRAs
Form 8615 Tax for Certain Children Who Have Investment Income of More Than $1,900
Form 8812 Additional Child Tax Credit
Form 8814 Parents' Election to Report Child's Interest and Dividends
Form 8815 Exclusion of Interest From Series EE and I U.S. Savings Bonds Issued After 1989
Form 8824 Like-kind Exchanges
Form 8829 Expenses for Business Use of Your Home
Form 8839 Qualified Adoption Expenses
Form 8862 Information To Claim Earned Income Credit After Disallowance
Form 8863 Education Credits
Form 8880 Retirement Savings Contribution Credit
Form 8885 Health Coverage Tax Credit
Form 8888 Direct Deposit of Refund to More Than One Account
Form 8889 Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
Form 8891 U.S. Informational Return for Beneficiaries of Certain Canadian Registered Retirement Plans
Form 8903 Domestic Production Activities Deduction (Schedule K-1 only)
Form 8910 Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit
Form 8917 Tuition and Fees Deduction
Form 8930 Qualified Disaster Recovery Assistance
Form 8938 Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets
Form 8941 Credit for Small Employer Health Insurance Premiums
Form 8949 Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets
Form 982 Reduction of Tax Attributes Due to Discharge of Indebtedness
Form TD F 90-221 Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts
Schedule A Itemized Deductions
Schedule B Interest and Ordinary Dividends - Interest
Schedule C Profit or Loss From Business
Schedule C-EZ Net Profit From Business - EZ Form
Schedule D Capital Gains and Losses
Schedule E Supplemental Income and Loss
Schedule EIC Earned Income Credit
Schedule F Profit or Loss From Farming
Schedule H Household Employment Taxes
Schedule J Farm Income Averaging
Schedule R Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled
Schedule SE Self-Employment Tax


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I have education expenses, such as student loan interest, tuition payment, education credits and tuition or fee deductions.

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I have a home mortgage.

I donated items to charity.

I sold stock or bonds, have dividends or have capital gains (losses).

I received money from a retirement account, such as a 401(k), IRA, pension, railroad retirement or social security.

I own rental property.

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Based on your responses, Basic is the best CompleteTax version for you.

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Best for straight-forward returns

  • Supports commonly used tax forms and schedules.
  • Handles single, married filing jointly and married filing separately filing status.
  • Provides guidance on credits that lower your taxes, such as earned income credit, education credits and more.
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Based on your responses, Deluxe is the best CompleteTax version for you.

$34.95

Handles itemized deductions, dependents, investments & retirement income

  • Handles itemized deductions including mortgage interest, personal property taxes, medical expenses among others that will reduce your taxes.
  • Supports many investment related items such as capital gains and losses (Schedule D), installment sale income and money borrowed to buy investments.
  • Handles distributions from retirement plans such as an IRA or 401(k) as well as social security distributions. Non-deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) are also covered.
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Based on your responses, Premium is the best CompleteTax version for you.

$49.95

For self-employed and business owners

  • Handles self-employment tax (Schedule SE), profit or loss from a sole proprietor business (Schedule C and Schedule C-EZ) and any depreciation of property or amortization of costs (Form 4562).
  • Supports reporting income or losses from rental real estate, income from partnership, S-corporations and other pass through entities (Schedule E).
  • Handles reporting gains made from the sale or exchange of business property and gains made from the sale of oil, gas, geothermal or mineral properties (Form 4797).
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