I have been watching this discussion since I first attempted to file my return. I think I have decided to just wait even if it means waiting till March. Frankly, I do not want to pay for another service and run into the same problem.
- The fact that some did not get the returns kicked back is not a guarantee that it worked. Until they have some coin in their jeans from the IRS, how can we know another service worked any better?
- I can spend my whole refund trying to get this filed before the fix.
- I am not waiting to pay off a bill or to buy groceries so although I am anxious to get the money, I can wait.
- I don't want to risk trying to get it in earlier only to wait weeks or months longer than I would have waited had I just submitted it in March.
If someone gets bonafide success before March, I hope they let us know. Meanwhile, I will settle for delayed gratification. Really, it is inconvenient and disappointing but the only reason I am aware of this situation is that I filed a few weeks earlier than I normally have done in years past. Had I waited till March as I have done before, I probably would never have known this problem even existed. Will I use TurboTax again? Most likely. Crap happens. It's a pain but it happens. I worked in IT for most of my adult life and I teach online college courses. This is not the first time I have seen things with technology go awry and I am pretty sure it won't be the last. I will keep following this thread just to see if there are new developments. Meanwhile, I am going to make some tea, do some knitting, and cool my jets. ;-D
