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eTax.com has a rating of 2.7 stars from 91 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about eTax.com most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and bank account problems. eTax.com ranks 4th among Tax Preparation sites.

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    20
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  • Quality
    15
Positive reviews (last 12 months): 62.5%
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Top Positive Review

“I recently used etax for filing my taxes, and my overall experience”

Catherine B.
2/16/24

I had a few queries during the process, and the customer support team was responsive. They provided helpful assistance promptly. However, improvements in providing guidance for complex situations would enhance the overall user experience.

Top Critical Review

“Sorry Tax Software”

Angie G.
4/15/24

This tax software advertises free. Nothing free about it $80.00 to file my taxes. Then the software cannot even put depreciation on row 13 of Schedule C. WTF! Will never use this website again. Anybody that actually knows where their items should go on the tax form will be worried about getting audited. Sorry, Sorry, Sorry. What a rip off. The deserve -50* rating.

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Thumbnail of user candys59
West Virginia
1 review
7 helpful votes
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February 21st, 2019

Said it was free was never ask any questions about fee (big lie). When I called them because they had my bank acct number wrong they then informed me of charges. I kept saying NO to help cause I seen that it was a charge and I had a simple return. But they took $102.00 of my very small refund. Please stay away from this site! C. Smith Ohio

Thumbnail of user jenniferj2203
Colorado
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March 23rd, 2023
Verified purchase

Visually simple, easy to navigate, more info supplied as needed for comprehension on a point. I love that you can come and go as you have time and it saves your spot.
I like the option to review each section of the return as I work on it rather than having to complete the entire process before having the option to print the return and worksheets.

Thumbnail of user cynthiab1205
Arizona
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3 helpful votes
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March 24th, 2021

Small print pages which I did see $29.90 for Federal. However when I got my refund there was $124 taken out. When I called in she was telling me there were pages/explanations - not true. There was never a page that outlined the charges. Total scam. I had to give a star to get this submitted otherwise I wouldn't give it that. I should have done my research and checked these reviews - bad on me.

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Thumbnail of user yasinb12
New York
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April 14th, 2023

Overall, etax is a decent online tax site, but there is room for improvement in terms of user interface. With some enhancements, it has the potential to become a more user-friendly and reliable option for tax filers.

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California
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March 9th, 2023

Being accused of putting in wrong direct deposit numbers, when you go to check the file to be sure, I'm blocked from entering but can see the 1040 and it E Tax route and account numbers. E tax made the mistake and my daughter has to suffer for it! Waiting longer and being charged extra to send a check and that will cost more money to cash it. We will not use this site ever again! Ruled and Unprofessional aggressive conduct & when I called back to try to get another customer representative to help me understand the same lady answered and she will keep calling you sir even though you're not and don't sound like one. VERY BAD EXPERIENCE!

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Please to be sure to take photos screenshots and/or video of every form you fill out. Wet locked from viewing ours. Why it’s our info and tax refund

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Thumbnail of user mh472
Ohio
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1 helpful vote
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February 16th, 2019

Tried to file logged in ask for basic info and then credit card number after that indicated tax filed with IRS and I never got to that! Scam! Now have to fight with bank and the company for refund. Stay away!

Thumbnail of user garyg783
Ohio
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3 helpful votes
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March 11th, 2021

ETax advertises as a free online tax preparation software service. It is not. Customer service is non-existent. The reps are trained by the Wicked Witch of the West. I called and politely stated a general question. She could not answer so I ash\ked her to seek the answer and contact me. She promptly hung up the phone in my ear.

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Thumbnail of user williamc301
Florida
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February 28th, 2018

I filed what I thought was a free tax return with this outfit only to find out later a was charged $94.85. They took this out of my return for $205.00 which left me with $110.15. And I did all the work. The $94.85 consisted of 3 different so called charges.

Thumbnail of user gilbertm113
New Jersey
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March 5th, 2021

I call for a refund and Brenda answer as if she was going to help but she basically told me I was scam. Beware she tried to get my SS number. Kept asking for it would not give it to her. Out of $30 my fault.

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etax it fake beware

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Thumbnail of user elliemaym
Pennsylvania
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March 16th, 2023

I had a great experience working with Jen, one of the representatives at etax. She supported me and helped me overcome a couple of obstacles last night. She was really understanding of my situation and did a great job of explaining to me how to fix my mistakes. She was courteous and made filing my taxes simple. I think Jen is fantastic!

Thumbnail of user dareinf
Illinois
1 review
3 helpful votes
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February 24th, 2019

Do not use etax.com for your taxes. I did mines on their site and they gave me the amount after I was done doing them. I called customer service and a lady there was very rude from the beginning of the call and gave me a different amount than what online said. This is FRAUD! They have no manners whatsoever and very poor ethic. She wanted me to do all the work when that's what she's getting paid for "CUSTOMER SERVICE." BEWARE!

Thumbnail of user maryj1957
North Carolina
1 review
2 helpful votes
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April 10th, 2021

This company mispresents its service and products. Bait and switch tactics. We paid for a service we did not receive, and when we tried to resolve it with eTax.com's customer service, our emails were ignored, and there was no customer service contact number. When we disputed the amount charged by eTax.com with our credit card company, Efile.com maintained that we owed the money and never once offered a resolution, or offered a way to contact them in person. Fortunately we had the evidence to show that we were not misrepresenting the situation, and that eTax.com did in fact attempt to scam us. Beware. These people are crooks who will waste your time and money, and if something goes wrong, they simply take the money and run.

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Thumbnail of user tawshawab
New Jersey
1 review
1 helpful vote
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March 26th, 2019

First off the site claimed to be fee. However I know most of them have additional fees. I paid $79 for Federal and State, because I had some business income. Their price was cost much less than Tax Act or Turbo Tax. I filed my federal Married filing jointly and State Married filing separately. Their system automatically had me as filing jointly with the state and I had to call them to change it. When I paid my bill. I didn't get a receipt. So I called again and they told me my credit card statement was my receipt. If you are filing a simple return. Just use Tax Act or Turbo Tax. I will never use them again. They would have cost me an additional $120 in State if I hadn't known what I was doing.

Thumbnail of user juanc26
Texas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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July 8th, 2014

I filed 12/31/2012 tax return using IRS endorsed website ETax.com; Direct deposit to my bank account was short $114; I called etax and spoke to person who said $114 represented fee for filing return and for failure to give them my credit card information. Neither etax nor IRS can explain to me what "FREE" means to them in this case. IRS is endorsing this type business to continue year after year. Go figure!

Thumbnail of user gregc64
Indiana
1 review
5 helpful votes
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January 19th, 2017

Someone needs to actually study the tax codes before attempting to run this kind of business. I done some research after the fact and called and cancelled and went to a real tax service. The service I first chose was using etax. They don't even know the simplest of tax codes.

Thumbnail of user richardk1380
Colorado
1 review
3 helpful votes
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March 15th, 2021

Just wanted to say that I filled out the forms and gave credit card information as requested.
When my tax return did show up in my account it shorted a little over $90.00. I also noticed that the refunds went to their account first then mine. I contacted them and they said that I did not fill out the online form correctly. Which I know I did. Because of the so called information not being correct and they had to take a chance there was a surcharge of over $ 60.00. I feel like this is somewhat of a scam. After a long phone call trying to make my point that I did do it correctly. They somewhat said I was lying and refused to correct it.

Thumbnail of user christines38
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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February 13th, 2015

I filed my 2014 fed and state, 129.80 fees, filing fees and bank fees. There was nothing free about filing. I will never use etax.com ever again. No star, Nothing Free about etax.com. The IRS should be ashamed of themselves for recommending etax.com. Where's my refund...

Thumbnail of user bollmanl
Illinois
1 review
2 helpful votes
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February 21st, 2020

This is a scam. It says it is free then once you get in and ready to file they end up charging you for your state return even if you do not want to file it. You are never given the option not to file the state return. I thought I was only filing the federal it never said I was filing the state. I intended on filing the state through our state website for free and only wanted to file the Federal with e-tax. I ended up filing twice because I was not aware they were filing the state. Then they charged me for the state return $30.00. Then it asked for a credit card, I did not put it in because I was under the impression it was free. They then charged another $60.00 for taking the money out of my return. I did not get a receipt nor is there anything on the site showing that I paid the $90.00. It was just taken from my refund. I called customer service and they basically said too bad. You knew you were being charged. DO NOT USE THIS SITE!

Thumbnail of user zainam3
California
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March 22nd, 2023

Etax carries over some information from the previous year's returns. My only complaint is that it does NOT alphabetize the names of charities I donated to last year. That forces me to search my spreadsheet to find the amount corresponding to the listed charity.

Thumbnail of user timothya510
Washington
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2 helpful votes
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February 8th, 2023

On the IRS.com one of the income tax services is eTax. It is under free service. After giving all the information for my wife and I, eTax said I would receive a refund fro IRS if a agreed to a $25 fee to eTax.com. We agreed.
Today I received a direct deposit from IRS. The deposit was $94.85 less then the amount on my tax form. When I called eTax to ask why, I was told I had agreed to direct deposit fees. I had only told of the $25 fee at the time of filing. They accused me of agreeing these additional fees. Not happy.

Thumbnail of user mattb437
Colorado
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2 helpful votes
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February 12th, 2020

Raped of $94.85! Filed a simple state & federal return, must not have seen the charge for state... ok my bad, but in letting them apparently take it out of return (dont recall and NO receipt) it goes to a 3rd party that then charges $24.95 to verify your account and then an additional $39.95 to transfer your money to your bank after Etax takes out their money. When I called she said this was a 3 page process to accept... BULLSH*t! I did not go through 3 pages of authorizing them to take these charges. I can file my state for free! I got no receipts stating what would be taken or I would have cancelled this and did it through my state for free. I'm so pissed at the deviousness of this company that I will scream it from the rooftops not to use them! I will NEVER use them again or my friends and family, guaranteed free!

Thumbnail of user davidr4597
Tennessee
1 review
2 helpful votes
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April 6th, 2022

I used Etax to file my federal and state income tax return using the free service. I then saw a charge of $59.90 on my credit card. Perhaps they use some hocus pocus to look like I authorized it, but I did not as the only reason I used them was because it was free. I actually meant to use E-file but got redirected to E-tax and didn't notice. When I called E-tax customer service to dispute the charge they hung up on me. DO NOT USE ETAX.com

Thumbnail of user lynnm303
Texas
1 review
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April 16th, 2019

This is the worst tax service that I have ever encountered. It said it was free, didn't give me a chance to review, and submitted my state without telling me that it was going to charge me $29.95. Plus, it did not draft the money that I owed the IRS to them, like every other tax service. I had to pay the IRS directly on the 16th, because that's when it was accepted by them (the IRS). Called them 3 times complaining, and wanted to talk to someone about this. She almost hung up on me, but put me on hold forever, until I finally hung up.

Thumbnail of user charlener138
Massachusetts
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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February 19th, 2022

They are a scam. I did my taxes before I looked up the e tax reviews. I had a problem when I finished and couldn't e file. There was no answer to my questions because the # they posted was disconnected. There is no way to reach. Not to mention they charge me $79.00 at the end of all this before I could get a printed copy. Now I worry that they have all my personal information and will either try to get my refund before I can file with someone legit. Also they could steel my idenity. I am so mad at myself for not reading the reviews first. BAD people do BAD things. What has this world come to.

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Thumbnail of user brittanys104
Indiana
1 review
4 helpful votes
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March 14th, 2018

Put it in quotation marks. Not free at all. O yeah its blah blah blah... and the end when its all said and done fee on top of a fee on top of a fee on top of a fee. I filed with someone else last year and it actually was free. So you know... etax people you got your fee's from me this time... fool me once but you will not fool me twice... and hopefully other poeple reads these reviews before they file theirs. I hope this helps you people. Taxes on everything... taxes on getting your taxes back. This world is $#*!ed up.

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