Yes...whether Desktop software, or Online Software, you have to purchase it every year.
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Exception: The Online "Free" version will let you file for Free ...for Federal & State early in the tax year...or with a state charge if you wait too long (sometime in late Feb or March).
BBBBBBUT ! The Online Free version can only be used with the very simplest of tax returns (1040EZ, 1040A)...no itemized deductions, no Self-employment income, no Brokerage or Mutual fund transactions. And Online Free does not allow you access to your prior-year tax files unless you pay ($30 this year).
____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
