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Direct File is only for people in certain states.
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in Alaska for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in Alaska in 2024
Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD)
- You can use Direct File if you received the PFD
- You can’t use Direct File if you have a child who received the PFD, and you elect to report their income on your federal tax return
Yes, you can file your federal taxes with Direct File and your state taxes with Arizona’s free filing tool.
We’ll help you transfer your federal tax return data to Arizona’s tool
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in Arizona for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in Arizona in 2024
- Plan to use the same filing status for both your federal and state tax returns
- Aren’t using the filing status Married Filing Separately
Direct File is not a good option if you want to claim less common credits and deductions, including:
- Property tax credit
- Credit for contributions to Qualifying Foster Care Charitable Organizations or Certified School Tuition Organizations
- 529 contribution deductions
You may have to file an Arizona tax return
Learn about Arizona filing requirements.
We'll direct you to Arizona’s free filing tool, FileYourStateTaxes, after you submit your federal tax return.
Yes, you can file your federal taxes with Direct File and your state taxes with California’s free filing tool.
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in California for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in California in 2024
- Plan to use the same filing status for both your federal and state tax returns
- Have filed in California in the past 5 years
- Aren’t using the filing status Married Filing Separately
You may have to file a California tax return
Learn about California filing requirements.
We'll direct you to California’s free filing tool, CalFile, after you submit your federal tax return. Your information will not be transferred automatically.
Yes, you can file your federal taxes with Direct File and your state taxes with Connecticut’s free filing tool.
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in Connecticut for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in Connecticut in 2024
You may have to file a Connecticut state tax return
Learn about Connecticut filing requirements.
We'll direct you to Connecticut’s free filing tool, myconneCT, after you submit your federal tax return. Your information will not be transferred automatically.
Direct File may be a good option if you lived in Florida for all of 2024 and don't have taxable income from any other states.
Yes, you can file your federal taxes with Direct File and your state taxes with Idaho’s free filing tool.
We’ll help you transfer your federal tax return data to Idaho’s tool
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in Idaho for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in Idaho in 2024
- Plan to use the same filing status for both your federal and state tax returns
- Aren’t using the filing status Married Filing Separately
Direct File is not a good option if any of these situations apply to you:
- You used money from an Idaho Medical Savings Account for ineligible expenses
- You used money from a First-Time Homebuyer Account for ineligible home costs
- You received emergency rental assistance
- You want to claim less common credits, deductions, or household situations, including:
- Idaho College Savings Program Subtraction
- Credit for Idaho Youth and Rehabilitation Facility Contributions
- Credit for Maintaining a Home for the Elderly or Disabled
- Long-term Care Insurance Subtraction
- Income earned on a reservation by an American Indian
- Educational Entity Contributions credit
- Adding dependents not claimed on the federal return
- All voluntary donations (other than the Grocery Credit)
- Estimated and extension tax payments
You may have to file an Idaho state tax return
Learn about Idaho filing requirements.
We'll direct you to Idaho’s free filing tool, FileYourStateTaxes, after you submit your federal tax return.
Yes, you can file your federal taxes with Direct File and your state taxes with Illinois’s free filing tool.
We’ll help you transfer your federal tax return data to Illinois's tool
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in Illinois for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in Illinois in 2024
- Plan to use the same filing status for both your federal and state tax returns
- Won’t be reporting any additions to your federal AGI on your Illinois state taxes except for federally tax-exempt interest and dividend income from federal Form 1040 or 1040-SR Line 2a
- Have not already filed your 2024 Illinois Form-1040 Income Tax return
- Will only be reporting the following subtractions to your federal Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) on your Illinois state taxes:
- Social security income
- Retirement income
- Illinois Income Tax overpayment
- Military pay
- U.S. interest
- Contributions to a 529 plan such as “Bright Start” or “Bright Directions”
- Exemptions
- Will only be claiming the following payments or credits on your Illinois state taxes:
- Property Tax Credit
- K-12 Education Expense Credit
- Illinois withholding from Forms W-2, W-2G, 1099-G, 1099-INT, or 1099-R
- Estimated payments
- Earned Income Tax Credit
- Illinois Child Tax Credit
You may have to file an Illinois state tax return
Learn about Illinois filing requirements.
We'll direct you to Illinois’s free filing tool, MyTax Illinois, after you submit your federal tax return.
Yes, you can file your federal taxes with Direct File and your state taxes with Kansas’s free filing tool.
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in Kansas for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in Kansas in 2024
- Plan to use the same filing status for both your federal and state tax returns
- Have filed in Kansas in the past 3 years
You may have to file a Kansas state tax return
Learn about Kansas filing requirements.
We'll direct you to Kansas’s free filing tool, WebFile, after you submit your federal tax return. Your information will not be transferred automatically.
Yes, you can file your federal taxes with Direct File and your state taxes with Maine’s free filing tool.
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in Maine for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in Maine in 2024
- Plan to use the same filing status for both your federal and state tax returns
You may have to file a Maine state tax return
Learn about Maine filing requirements.
We'll direct you to Maine’s free filing tool, the Maine Tax Portal, after you submit your federal tax return. Your information will not be transferred automatically.
Yes, you can file your federal taxes with Direct File and your state taxes with Maryland’s free filing tool.
We’ll help you transfer your federal tax return data to Maryland's tool
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in Maryland for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in Maryland in 2024
- Plan to use the same filing status for both your federal and state tax returns
Direct File is not a good option if any of these situations apply to you:
- You are under the age of 25, not claimed as a dependent on another person’s return, not claiming a dependent on your return, and you earned less than $25,600 last year
- You or someone in your family is filing with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) and you earned income last year
- You are using the filing status Married Filing Separately and your spouse does not have a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)
- You have a child ages 6-17 with a disability
- You want to claim credits or deductions for: union dues, adoption expenses, educator expenses (K-12 supplies or graduate certification courses), or contributions to a 529 or ABLE account
- You used money from a First-Time Homebuyer Account for ineligible home costs
- If filing as Married Filing Jointly, you and your spouse lived in two different counties
You may have to file a Maryland state tax return
Learn about Maryland filing requirements.
We’ll direct you to Maryland’s free filing tool, FileYourStateTaxes, after your submit your federal tax return.
Yes, you can file your federal taxes with Direct File and your state taxes with Massachusetts’s free filing tool.
We’ll help you transfer your federal tax return data to Massachusetts’s tool
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in Massachusetts for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in Massachusetts in 2024
- Plan to use the same filing status for both your federal and state tax returns
You may have to file a Massachusetts state tax return
Learn about Massachusetts filing requirements.
We'll direct you to Massachusetts's free filing tool, MassTaxConnect, after you submit your federal tax return.
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in Nevada for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in Nevada in 2024
- Aren’t using the filing status Married Filing Separately
Direct File may be a good option if you lived in New Hampshire for all of 2024 and don't have taxable income from any other states.
Yes, you can file your federal taxes with Direct File and your state taxes with New Jersey’s free filing tool.
We’ll help you transfer your federal tax return data to New Jersey’s tool
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in New Jersey for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in New Jersey in 2024
- Plan to use the same filing status for both your federal and state tax returns
Direct File is not a good option if any of these situations apply to you:
- Someone in your tax household didn't have Medicaid, Medicare, or other health insurance coverage in 2024, unless you qualify for one of these two exceptions:
- Someone listed you (and your spouse, if filing jointly) as dependent(s) on their tax return
- Your household income was below these filing thresholds
- You need to calculate your retirement income using the Three-Year Rule or General Rule
- You want to claim credits or deductions for higher education tuition costs, interest paid on an NJCLASS student loan, or contributions to an NJBEST 529 college savings account
You may have to file a New Jersey state tax return
Learn about New Jersey filing requirements.
We'll direct you to New Jersey’s free filing tool, FileYourStateTaxes, after you submit your federal tax return.
Yes, you can file your federal taxes with Direct File and your state taxes with New Mexico’s free filing tool.
We’ll help you transfer your federal tax return data to New Mexico’s tool
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in New Mexico for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in New Mexico in 2024
- Aren’t using the filing status Married Filing Separately
You may have to file a New Mexico state tax return
Learn about New Mexico filing requirements.
We'll direct you to New Mexico’s free filing tool, Taxpayer Access Point, after you submit your federal tax return.
Yes, you can file your federal taxes with Direct File and your state taxes with New York’s free filing tool.
We’ll help you transfer your federal tax return data to New York’s tool
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in New York for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in New York in 2024
- Plan to use the same filing status for both your federal and state tax returns
Direct File is not a good option if any of these situations apply to you:
- You lived in NYC or Yonkers for only part of the year
- You earned income in Yonkers but didn't live in Yonkers
- You contributed to or withdrew from a 529 plan
- You made estimated tax payments or had an amount overpaid applied to estimated tax
You may have to file a New York state tax return
Learn about New York filing requirements and eligibility requirements to use New York's filing tool.
We'll direct you to New York's free filing tool, New York State Direct File, after you submit your federal tax return.
Yes, you can file your federal taxes with Direct File and your state taxes with North Carolina’s free filing tool.
We’ll help you transfer your federal tax return data to North Carolina’s tool
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in North Carolina for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in North Carolina in 2024
- Plan to use the same filing status for both your federal and state tax returns
Direct File is not a good option if any of these situations apply to you:
- You received Qualified Education Loan Payments paid by your employer
- You had student loan debt canceled through the American Rescue Plan
- You are using the filing status Married Filing Separately and your spouse does not have a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)
- You want to claim less common credits and deductions, including:
- 529 contribution deductions
- Personal Education Student Account Deposits Deduction
- Credits carried forward from previous years
You may have to file a North Carolina state tax return
Learn about North Carolina filing requirements.
We'll direct you to North Carolina's free filing tool, FileYourStateTaxes, after you submit your federal tax return.
Yes, you can file your federal taxes with Direct File and your state taxes with Oregon’s free filing tool.
We'll help you transfer your federal tax return data to Oregon’s tool if you’ve filed there in the past 3 years
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in Oregon for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in Oregon in 2024
- Plan to use the same filing status for both your federal and state tax returns
You may have to file an Oregon state tax return
Learn about Oregon filing requirements.
We'll direct you to Oregon's free filing tool, Direct File Oregon, after you submit your federal tax return.
Yes, you can file your federal taxes with Direct File and your state taxes with Pennsylvania’s free filing tool.
We’ll help you transfer your federal tax return data to Pennsylvania’s tool
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in Pennsylvania for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in Pennsylvania in 2024
- Will not file Pennsylvania Schedule OC—Other Credits
Direct File is not a good option if you have local wages, local tips, or local income tax for multiple localities on the same Form W-2 (Boxes 18-20).
You may have to file a Pennsylvania state tax return
Learn about Pennsylvania filing requirements.
We'll direct you to Pennsylvania's free filing tool, MyPATH, after you submit your federal tax return.
Direct File may be a good option if you lived in South Dakota for all of 2024 and don't have taxable income from any other states.
Direct File may be a good option if you lived in Tennessee for all of 2024 and don't have taxable income from any other states.
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in Texas for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in Texas in 2024
- Aren’t using the filing status Married Filing Separately
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in Washington for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in Washington in 2024
- Aren’t using the filing status Married Filing Separately
Applying for Washington tax credits
Washington provides a Working Families Tax Credit to eligible taxpayers who file a 2024 federal tax return.
We’ll direct you to this tax credit application after you submit your federal tax return. Your information will not be transferred automatically to the application.
Yes, you can file your federal taxes with Direct File and your state taxes with Wisconsin’s free filing tool.
We’ll help you transfer your federal tax return data to Wisconsin’s tool
Direct File may be a good option if you:
- Lived in Wisconsin for all of 2024
- Earned all of your income in Wisconsin in 2024
- Aren’t using the filing status Married Filing Separately
Direct File is not a good option if you plan to claim any of the following credits on your state taxes:
- Credits on Schedule CR
- Farmland Preservation Credits
- Repayment Credit
You may have to file a Wisconsin state tax return
Learn about Wisconsin filing requirements.
We'll direct you to Wisconsin's free filing tool, WisTax, after you submit your federal tax return.
Direct File may be a good option if you lived in Wyoming for all of 2024 and don't have taxable income from any other states.
You can’t use Direct File if you lived in a state not listed here, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory.