You may or may not need Deluxe. There is a known "bug" that is having some Free Edition users upgrade when it's not necessary if they entered a state refund from last year. If that's your situation and you reported a state refund, we can tell you the workaround.
Here are some other possibilities:
Because of new changes in the tax laws for 2018, there may be some filers who can no longer use regular Free Edition this year. But there is soon to be released a second free product that you might consider as well, if necessary. I'll provide more info about it below.
The Free Edition is more limited this year due to tax law changes. If you need any of the new Schedules 1-6, for instance, then you can't use Free Edition.
Here are some common things that cannot be handled by the regular Free Edition:
Itemized deductions
Business or 1099-MISC income
Sales of stocks/mutual funds/bonds
Rental property income
Foreign Earned Income
HSA
Credits, deductions and income reported on the new schedules 1–6, such as the Student Loan Interest Deduction
If it turns out that you can't use regular Free Edition, we can tell you about another free product (no fees at all) that will start in mid-January. The Turbo Free File Program is more powerful than regular Free Edition and can handle all the forms If you meet one of the qualifications to use it.
