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📣 michelangelo

FreeTaxUSA denies registrations based on TLDs in email addresses?


I’ve been trying to register on their website with my non-mainstream email address ending with a geographical TLD and I got this error:

The email can't be a foreign email address ending with

Out of curiosity I tried with some other domain I have around ending with different geographical TLDs and the error is always the same.

Support mentioned that it’s due to “regulations” but I find this very hard to believe.

  👤 pwg Accepted Answer ✓
Given that they will likely not quote/point to a specific 'regulation' that says they must do this, you won't know if it is actually 'regulations' or just them.

In the meantime, you might take a look at Open Tax Solver:

https://opentaxsolver.sourceforge.net/

It is a local program, so it won't care where in the world you are when you are using it.