With ProSystem fx, a professional tax program that costs many thousands of dollars per year, program updates commonly are offered right up to October 15 (extended due date) and beyond. ProSystem also provides links after every update describing in full what has been changed and what new or revised forms have been added. They also offer a utility that will advise you which client returns might be affected by the changes.
Of course, you cannot realistically expect the same kind of support from a $40 tax program. What you should expect, however, is that a broken link within that program should either be fixed or deleted, especially when the problem has been reported to the company.
