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How do FreeTaxUSA and TurboTax compare when helping a senior locate a lost W-2 form from a former employer before the filing deadline?

ChatGPTgpt-63 queries10/31/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
How do FreeTaxUSA and TurboTax compare when helping a senior locate a lost W-2 form from a former employer before the filing deadline?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
FreeTaxUSA missing W-2 help Form 4852 support import W-2 officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
TurboTax missing W-2 help get W-2 former employer Form 4852 officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
IRS missing W-2 contact employer IRS wage and income transcript Form 4852 official 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDReason

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (3)
Short factOther / navigational33%ComparisonConsequenceReason67%DefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
FreeTaxUSA missing W-2 help Form 4852 support import W-2 official Google ↗
TurboTax missing W-2 help get W-2 former employer Form 4852 official Google ↗
IRS missing W-2 contact employer IRS wage and income transcript Form 4852 official 2026 Google ↗

Queries

3 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
FreeTaxUSA missing W-2 help Form 4852 support import W-2 official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Other / navigational——1x
of 1
TurboTax missing W-2 help get W-2 former employer Form 4852 official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Reason——1x
of 1
IRS missing W-2 contact employer IRS wage and income transcript Form 4852 official 2026
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Reason——1x
of 1