I tried to buy TurboTax Deluxe (Federal only) from Amazon and Newegg for $29.95 at each vendor. In both cases I got installation software that identified itself as TurboTax Basic in the Flash page and Activation screen... and then activation failed indicating that the license code was invalid. My research indicates that Intuit sold the wrong stuff to the vendors.
Neither vendor could solve the problem nor would they work with Intuit to fix the issue. When I contacted Intuit they could/would not help either and said I had to work with the vendors. In the end I wasted a lot of hours and had to have them refunded.
I know I could buy directly from Intuit, but their direct price seems to be much higher than from all the major vendors.
So, does anybody know of a reliable vendor for an "electronic download" TurboTax Deluxe Federal-only (don't need State) version that will give me real support and a solution if there are installation issues. I am currently on extended travel outside of the US and cannot just go to a store and pickup a physical package.
