In the Online version you don’t have to pay the fees until you file or want to print. They can’t let you see the forms or people could copy them to file without paying.
You can see your fees anytime. How to review your fees
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And generally the Desktop CD/Download program should cost less than the Online version. You might have to upgrade the Online version to enter something. And state is an extra charge. Whereas in the Desktop program you can use a lower version. All the Desktop programs have the same forms. You just get more help and guidance in the higher versions. And Desktop has more features like the Forms mode, and has a What-If worksheet. This year you can add live expert help in the Desktop program for $60. Oh and you can do unlimited returns and efile 5. So you can make copies of your return to test in. Surely you must have noticed the major differences if you used both the Online version and the Desktop CD/Download program.
