- Individual federal e-file: Prepares and electronically files a supported current-year personal federal return.
- Self-employment workflow: Adds the schedules used by freelancers, contractors, and sole proprietors to an individual return.
- State preparation: Prepares supported state returns alongside the federal return.
- Amendments and prior years: Provides separate workflows for a current federal amendment and supported earlier tax years.
- W-2 and 1099 service: Files employer information returns through a separate volume-based service rather than the individual tax interview.
FileYourTaxes
Online individual income-tax filing with separate information-return services
Updated August 12, 2026
FileYourTaxes Overview
FileYourTaxes is a browser-based self-preparation service for people filing U.S. individual income-tax returns. It guides a filer through income, deductions, credits, review, electronic filing, and post-filing work such as amendments or prior-year returns.
The self-employed workflow still prepares an individual Form 1040 with business schedules for freelancers, contractors, and sole proprietors. It is not entity-return software for partnerships or corporations, and the company’s separate W-2 and 1099 filing service follows a different employer workflow.
Key Features
Pricing
| Plan or service | Current price | Billing and scope |
|---|---|---|
| Federal return | $57 | Current-year individual federal preparation and filing. |
| Self-employed federal return | $77 | An individual federal return with self-employment schedules. |
| State return | $53 per state | Current-year state preparation added to the federal return. |
| Federal amendment | $35 | Preparation of a current federal amended return. |
| Prior-year returns | $85 federal and $75 per state | Separate preparation for a supported earlier tax year. |
| W-2 or 1099 filing | First 4 forms free, then volume pricing | A separate employer information-return service. The next published bracket is $35 for 5 to 12 forms. |
The general retail route begins with the federal return and adds each required state or separate service.
Pricing source: FileYourTaxes official pricing. Conditional no-cost route: IRS Free File partner information.
Pros
| Compared with | Why this product may fit better |
|---|---|
| 1040NOW.NET | FileYourTaxes lists current returns, self-employed filing, states, amendments, prior years, and its separate W-2 and 1099 service in one place. A buyer can see more clearly than on 1040NOW.NET which job is being purchased and which price applies. |
| TaxAct | FileYourTaxes also runs a separate W-2 and 1099 service. A small employer that needs personal filing and year-end employee or contractor forms can keep both jobs with one vendor, while TaxAct focuses this comparison on the personal return. |
| H&R Block Online | FileYourTaxes includes federal e-file in the published preparation price and does not show a separate transmission fee. A confident self-filer can calculate that basic cost more directly than someone choosing among H&R Block Online’s broader help options. |
Cons
| Compared with | Where this product may fall short |
|---|---|
| 1040NOW.NET | FileYourTaxes charges more for a standard federal and state return than 1040NOW.NET. A price-focused self-filer should compare the complete one-state bill because the broader FileYourTaxes service list does not make the basic return cheaper. |
| TaxAct | TaxAct has a larger public review base and a more polished consumer interview than FileYourTaxes. A FileYourTaxes buyer should test imports, supported forms, state handling, and support response with the actual return before trusting a smaller evidence pool. |
| H&R Block Online | A national office or full-service preparer can take over an H&R Block Online return. FileYourTaxes remains self-preparation, so someone who may need an appointment or a preparer takeover should choose that kind of help before entering data. |
| Taxfyle | FileYourTaxes users still prepare their own returns, and the fixed fee does not include a matched tax professional. Taxfyle is the better model for someone who wants advice or a preparer takeover rather than another self-filing interview. |
Reviews
- Trustpilot FileYourTaxes profile (2.3/5 from 15 reviews): A recent four-star reviewer said the promised no-cost route worked, although the site was hard to navigate. Recent lower ratings describe rejected returns, unclear correction steps, charges they did not expect, and a lack of useful filing-status notices. Only three reviews were posted in the past year, so this is a small warning signal rather than a broad customer survey.
- Reddit amended-return thread (one 2023 filer report): The filer said the account showed an amended return as accepted while FileYourTaxes support told them to print and mail it. A directly relevant reply explains that payment and refund handling for an amendment still belongs with the IRS. This is one historical case, not a product rating.
