Did you not notice the fees clearly listed in step 1 of the FILE tab ? And then the option to have those fees withheld from the federal refund in step 2? And the contract you had to sign and agree to twice before filing ?
If you truly wanted to use one of the FREE versions you could have stopped at step 1 and gone a different way.
FYI ... for future reference :
If you qualify you can use one of the 10 IRS FREE FILE options to file a fed & state return for free ... but you must log in thru the IRS site :
https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free
For Filing Season 2021, you must make $72,000 or below to use one of the 10 IRS Free File partner offers.
