I filed my taxes this evening. Only took about 90 minutes, and was relatively painless. I owe the state an awful lot, but am getting a hefty federal refund, so I came out ahead. I filed federally using TurboTax, via the Tax Freedom Project. They offer free federal filing, if your income is low enough, but they really gouge you on state taxes ($24.95). And they are constantly trying to get more money out of you with various add-ons. But I shouldn't complain; I've used their program to file for several years and am always impressed by the ease of use, and can't blame them for wanting to make money off it. Last year, I had free access through my retirement provider, but this year they were charging me for use of the service, a modest $5.99, if memory serves. But they wanted $10 more for state filing, so I just went for the free state-only option. California offers free e-filing via their website, and while that program was fairly primitive, it got the job done in about fifteen minutes. So now I just have to wait for my federal refund to arrive, so I can go squander it on hookers and blow. A joke, of course, I'm going straight to the casinos with my refund.