@ andrewcbailey12 wrote:
I don't really understand the whole payment scheme, or how it works at all really.
Does it take the money out of my returns? Or do I have to pay ahead of time?
Right now there is a special offer with no fee for Live Basic if filed by 2/15 (normally it's $50 for Federal and I believe $40 for state). Otherwise, when there is a fee, people can either pay by credit/debit card, or pay it out of the Federal refund. However, paying the fee out of the Federal refund has an additional service charge of $40 ($45 for California filers.)
This is getting too complicated for a user community forum. You probably should talk to TurboTax Support during the day in realtime, and they can help you figure out what all you have done and what you need to do. You can get a phone number using the contact link I provided in an earlier comment above.
