Best tax software for investors in 2025
Married, two kids, stock and crypto sales, itemized deductions. Investment forms and add-ons decide the price. Here's every service ranked by estimated total cost for this return.
Form 1040W-2 wagesInterest & dividendsDependents & child creditsItemized deductionsCapital gains (Schedule D)Stock sales (Form 8949)Crypto transactionsNew York return
Lowest estimate1FreeTaxUSAFree federal · Do it yourself. New York return $15.99$15.99$138.01 less than the highest
Plans that can’t handle this return (12)
Cash App Taxes Free
- Dependents & child credits support not verified
- Stock sales (Form 8949) support not verified
H&R Block Self-Employed
- Crypto transactions support not verified
TaxAct Deluxe
- Crypto transactions support not verified
- Stock sales (Form 8949) support not verified
TaxAct Premier
- Interest & dividends support not verified
TaxAct Self-Employed
- Interest & dividends support not verified
TurboTax Premium
- New York price not verified
H&R Block Deluxe
- Doesn't support Crypto transactions (Form 8949 and Form 1099-DA not on Deluxe's forms list)
- Doesn't support Stock sales (Form 8949) (Not on the tier's 'Federal tax forms included' list)
H&R Block Free Online
- Doesn't support Crypto transactions (Capital gains and losses listed as excluded; no crypto forms listed)
- Doesn't support Stock sales (Form 8949) (Capital gains and losses listed as excluded)
TaxAct Free
- Doesn't support Crypto transactions (Crypto listed as not covered.)
- Doesn't support Stock sales (Form 8949) (Stock sales listed as not covered.)
TaxSlayer Simply Free
- Doesn't support Crypto transactions (Cryptocurrency listed as not included.)
- Doesn't support Dependents & child credits (No dependents allowed on Simply Free)
TurboTax Deluxe
- Doesn't support Stock sales (Form 8949)
- Doesn't support Capital gains (Schedule D)
TurboTax Free Edition
- Doesn't support Crypto transactions ('stock sales, including crypto' listed as not covered.)
- Doesn't support Stock sales (Form 8949) (Stock sales not covered.)
This ranking assumes
- One federal return
- One New York state return
- No paid expert assistance
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