The regular Free Edition cannot handle Schedule C self-employment income and expenses. It should ask you to upgrade. If you have no associated expenses, then Deluxe might work for you. If you have expenses, then it will have you upgrade to Self-Employment Edition.
TurboTax has 2 free products. The regular Free Edition is for simple 1040A or 1040EZ returns. It is currently free for Federal and State returns under the Absolute Zero promotion. It is located at:
https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/free-edition.jsp
TurboTax also has another free product called the FREEDOM Edition (not to be confused with the regular Free Edition). It has free Federal preparation AND free State preparation. There is no efiling fee.
The Freedom Edition is more fully-featured than the regular Free Edition. The Freedom Edition can prepare Schedule A, C, D, E, and F that the Free Edition cannot. It will prepare a Form 1040 or 1040A or 1040EZ.
For Freedom Edition a user needs to meet only ONE of these qualifications:
- AGI of $33,000 or less
- or active duty military (including Reservists and National Guard) with a military-issued W-2 and a 2016 family AGI of $64,000 or less
- or eligible for EIC (Earned Income Credit, also called EITC.)
The FREEDOM Edition is located at:
https://turbotax.intuit.com/taxfreedom
How to switch and start over in Freedom Edition (requires new account at the Freedom website)
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2026912-how-do-i-switch-to-turbotax-freedom-edition
