LESS THAN 6 WEEKS TO GET YOUR TAXES, DONE THEM ALL. SOME OF YOU HAVE ALREADY FILED WITH THE IRS AND THE STATE. OTHERS HAVE BEEN WAITING ON A NEW DIRECT FILE PILOT PROGRAM THAT
WILL ALLOW MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN 12 STATES INCLUDING HERE IN NEW YORK TO DO YOUR TAXES ONLINE FOR FREE WITHOUT THE TYPICAL INCOME RESTRICTIONS.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY START YOUR FEDERAL RETURN NOW. AND WE JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT STATE RETURNS WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK, MARCH 12 TO BE EXACT.
YOU JUST GO TO DIRECT FILE.
IRS DOT GOV. ONCE YOU'RE ON THAT SITE, YOU CAN CLICK WHERE IT SAYS CHECK MY AVAILABILITY AGAIN. THIS IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN CERTAIN STATES TO DO BOTH YOUR FEDERAL AND YOUR STATE
TAXES THROUGH THIS. HERE ARE THE KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR MOST OF YOU WATCHING. YOU MUST HAVE LIVED IN NEW YORK STATE FOR ALL OF LAST YEAR AND ALSO NO OUT OF STATE INCOME. YOU MUST
ALSO USE THE SAME FILING STATUS FOR YOUR FEDERAL AND YOUR STATE RETURNS. AND YOU CAN ALSO ONLY CLAIMS CERTAIN STATE TAX CREDITS LIKE THE EMPIRE STATE CHILD CREDIT OR
THE EARNED INCOME CREDIT. IF YOU MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS HERE, YOU JUST CLICK NEXT.
GOING HAVE TO PROVE YOUR IDENTIFICATION. THIS TAKES A FEW MINUTES, ACTUALLY DID IT MYSELF. YOU'RE GOING TO NEED YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER FOR YOU AND ALSO YOUR SPOUSE
AND OR YOUR KIDS. IF A COUPLE, YOU'LL ALSO NEED YOUR ID LIKE A DRIVER'S LICENSE, PASSPORT, ETCETERA, BIG. IT'S A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED. SO THIS ONLY WORKS WITH CERTAIN TYPES OF
INCOMES LIKE A W 2 FROM AN EMPLOYER OR EMPLOYERS, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND ALSO LIMITED AMOUNT OF INTEREST INCOME. YOU CANNOT HAVE ANY OF
THESE OTHER TYPES OF INCOME.
ALSO, YOU CAN USE THIS IF YOU MADE MORE THAN $200,000 OR 125 GRAND. IF YOU'RE MARRIED, FILING SEPARATELY, THIS NEXT PART IS REALLY KEY. YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE STANDARD
DEDUCTION. YOU CANNOT ITEMIZE AND USE THIS SYSTEM. THERE ARE SOME HEALTHCARE RESTRICTIONS AS WELL. YOU CAN'T USE DIRECT FILE IF YOU'RE COVERED THROUGH THE OBAMACARE MARKETPLACES OR
IF YOU WITHDREW CASH FROM AN HSA AGAIN, THIS ONLY ACCEPTS THE REALLY COMMON CREDITS THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN. AND THEN FINALLY YOU HAVE TO CREATE ID DOT ME ACCOUNT.
THAT'S HOW YOU ACTUALLY VERIFY WHO YOU ARE. SO YOU CAN DO ALL OF THAT RIGHT NOW AGAIN AT DIRECT FILE DOT IRS DOT GOV.
DO YOUR FEDERAL RETURN AND THEN STARTING NEXT WEEK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO BASICALLY EXPORT ALL OF THAT DATA DIRECTLY TO A COOL TOOL THAT'S CALLED FILE YOUR STATE TAXES. THIS IS
THANKS TO A NONPROFIT CALLED CODE FOR AMERICA. THAT ORGANIZATION SAYS YOUR STATE RETURN S