@hchirkli94 wrote:
So how does this Schedule 5 work if I decide to use another service to file for free?
The Sched 5 is an IRS requirement, not TurboTax. We don't know how other tax software companies handle their Schedule 5 and whether it is in their free product or not.
Schedule 5 is required to report an extension payment (see Line 71)
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040s5.pdf
The second free product I mentioned above (TurboTax Free File Program) handles all Schedules and Forms if you meet just one of the criteria I listed. If you don't meet one of the criteria to use it, then the lowest price in TurboTax to prepare Schedule 5 would be Online Deluxe (59.99 for Federal and 44.99 for any state return.)
If you do NOT have a state return, desktop Basic (CD/download) is 49.99. Basic does not include a state return, and it cannot import from ItsDeductible. To purchase from TurboTax:
https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/
If you DO need a state return, desktop Deluxe is 79.99 and includes both Federal and one state program for 79.99. There is a state efile fee of 24.99 in the desktop product, but no fee to print and mail the state return.
It may be discounted at a reputable authorized online retailer like Amazon. Do NOT purchase from a too-good-to-be-true online retailer. There are a lot of pirated and malware sites. Only a handful of large well-known companies (Amazon, Staples, Office Depot, Newegg, etc.) are authorized for TurboTax downloads.
