@litebkt wrote:
I just want to be crystal clear. I have had this problem with TurboTax since 2013. Every single year. If I don't get notification that this has been fixed this year, I'm moving to another tax software package. It's rather sad, really because I've been using TurboTax since the first year it was released. I am tired of fighting it.
You're commenting on a long, several-year-old thread, so I don't know exactly what problem you are talking about.
Turbotax is routinely updated every 1-2 weeks during the tax season, and then 1-2 times per month over the summer. This happens for several reasons, including late-breaking tax law changes, program improvements, and bug fixes. If you don't like it, then don't install Turbotax until April 7, and file your taxes at the last minute. (The program is always frozen the last two weeks before the filing deadline.)
[Pro tip: If you disconnect from the internet by unplugging your ethernet cable or turning off your Wifi before launching turbotax, you won't be prompted to update. However, you won't be able to file unless you do at least one full round of updates before you file.]
If you are prompted to update the program every time you open it, then you probably have a problem with your Windows Registry, so that the program is either not correctly updating, or the update is not being registered. You may need to completely uninstall the program and then reinstall.
Or, switch to the online version, which is also frequently updated but the updates are invisible to users.
