The download is exactly the same as the CD. It just the method you use to install it. Are you confusing the Download with the Online version? The Online version is different. Or you might have bought the Desktop Deluxe program that doesn’t come with a free state program download. Deluxe comes 2 ways, Deluxe with a free state program and Deluxe without state for states that don’t have a income tax.
I always buy my program at Costco. The last 3 years I have bought the download from Costco. It is definitely the same as the CD.
