# is there a FREE fax service on the internet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 15, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-free-fax-service-on-the-internet/477252 "2008-12-15T16:24:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dandmb50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba9def/32.png) [@Dandmb50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandmb50)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-free-fax-service-on-the-internet/477252/1 "2008-12-15T16:24:31Z")
I tried one but it didn’t work wondered if there is a FREE fax service on the internet where you don’t have to pay every month? Daniel … Toronto ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-free-fax-service-on-the-internet/477252/2 "2008-12-15T16:54:38Z")
Why would you trust a free tax service? What incentive would they have for doing the ongoing backbreaking work of keeping it up-to-date, let alone getting it right in the first place? ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-free-fax-service-on-the-internet/477252/3 "2008-12-15T16:57:24Z")
**f** ax ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-free-fax-service-on-the-internet/477252/4 "2008-12-15T16:57:31Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Why would you trust a free tax service? What incentive would they have for doing the ongoing backbreaking work of keeping it up-to-date, let alone getting it right in the first place? [Emily Litella][Nevermind](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Litella)[/Emily Litella] ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-free-fax-service-on-the-internet/477252/5 "2008-12-15T17:38:53Z")
I read tax. Really I did. That was a “t” not an “f”. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-free-fax-service-on-the-internet/477252/6 "2008-12-15T17:53:57Z")
If you need unlimited faxing, then no. If you only need to send or receive a few faxes per month then yes, efax is free if you only need to use it occasionally. I have been using it off an on for a year with no problems (and at no cost to me). Do you happen to have a scanner around? Why not just scan the document and email it to the recipient? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-free-fax-service-on-the-internet/477252/7 "2008-12-15T18:10:04Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > I read tax. Really I did. That was a “t” not an “f”. And there is a free tax service – [TaxAct.com](http://www.taxact.com/). eFax used to give free Internet faxing, but it looks like they have instituted a free. I have a free account, but I haven’t used it for years. A quick search shows [FaxZero](http://faxzero.com/), which includes an ad in each fax. ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-free-fax-service-on-the-internet/477252/8 "2008-12-16T00:35:14Z")
I think I used taxact, and they’re free if you want to print and send your forms yourself (I think). They offer to file for you online for a fee. Or something to that effect.