Personal Finance and Investing

The self employment part got expensive but that is no longer an issue.

I've used a couple of free file sites before I was self employed.
One couldn't support the IRA basis form even though they claimed they did. I have a small basis in my IRA and the non-taxable portion is calculated and subtracted from the basis. Simple math.

The other decided they couldn't do it for free because I had a form for losses in my father's estate while in probate.

I've used Turbo Tax for the business and it is very expensive for what it is. I had to manually override the ACA credit and business health insurance deduction to minimize his tax. They interact.

I've got a much simpler return now so I may consider an online return.