50 States' Free Individual Income Tax Return E-Filing

Tax season is coming up, and most people in the U.S. will file a federal and state income tax return. Federal income tax returns can be e-filed for free through the IRS website. While most people do not use this option, all of the popular tax preparation services offer free federal and, in many cases, free state income tax e-filing for lower income families.

If you don't meet the income limitations, however, finding a way to e-file your return for free, particularly your state income tax return, is more difficult. One new option that includes free e-filing for federal and state tax returns is creditkarma.com; however, it is not as robust as other services, as this review has noted.

Fortunately, the department of revenue of many states allows free e-filing directly from the department's website. Since most state income tax returns rely heavily on the taxpayer's federal return, you will need to have already completed your federal return in order to use these services. Linked below are state government websites where state individual income tax returns can be e-filed. This post will be updated as better sources become available; please comment below if you come across broken links or better options than what I currently have:

Alabama	Illinois	Montana^	Rhode Island^
Alaska*	Indiana^	Nebraska	South Carolina^
Arizona^	Iowa^	Nevada*	South Dakota*
Arkansas^	Kansas	New Hampshire#	Tennessee#
California	Kentucky^	New Jersey	Texas*
Colorado	Louisiana	New Mexico	Utah
Connecticut	Maine	New York^	Vermont
Delaware	Maryland	North Carolina^	Virginia^
District of Columbia^	Massachusetts^	North Dakota^	Washington*
Florida*	Michigan^	Ohio	West Virginia^
Georgia^	Minnesota^	Oklahoma^	Wisconsin
Hawaii	Mississippi	Oregon	Wyoming*
Idaho^	Missouri^	Pennsylvania

* State does not have an income tax
^ State does not offer free online filing directly through the state revenue department's website
# State has an investment income tax in lieu of a traditional income tax