@DanKeeney wrote:
Well @nicksy54 it looks like numerous users have had this happen over the years. Seems like a pretty clear example of bait/switch, bumping the price up by $5 after presenting the $19.95 price prior to the credit card authorization. Bad business practice to say the least.
The price increases every year from the early filer prices to the standard prices in March of the year. In 2020 for the 2019 tax returns the price change was on March 1.
So from the time the 2019 desktop software was released in mid-November 2019 until March 1, 2020 the e-file charge for a state tax return was $19.99. On March 1 the price increased to $24.99.
The same price structure will be in place for the 2020 desktop editions to be filed in 2021.
