Maybe, but if you're in the over $72k category (I guess the article is from 2019 and the threshold has changed) it's literally just electronic versions of the paper forms which I consider a huge waste of my time and mental energy. Intuit doesn't charge you _and_ make you do the work. Intuit charges you _instead_ of making you do the work, just like you'd pay an accountant for. The IRS doesn't even offer guidance on which forms you need.
> If you choose Free File Fillable Forms as your Free File option, you should be comfortable doing your own taxes. Limitations with Free File Fillable Forms include:
> It won't give you guidance about which forms to use or help with your tax situation
> It only performs basic calculations and doesn't provide extensive error checking
> It will only file your federal return for the current tax year
> No state tax return option is available
I don't want to "do my own taxes". That's the whole point of paying for a service that makes it easier. And also it's not even available right now:
> Free File Fillable Forms reopens Feb. 12, 2021 at noon ET.