TurboTax does have 2 free products, but you are not in one of them. You are in the most expensive of all the online products. You appear to be using Live Self-Employed which is 199.99 for a Federal return and 44.99 for a state return. That product has live help from a CPA/EA tax pro during preparation and a final review of your return which they will sign.
If you don't want the Live part, we could tell you how to remove it. You could downgrade to regular Self-Employed Edition (119.99) or possibly a lower edition (depending on what forms you need), or perhaps to one of the Free Products. Do you need Self-Employed Edition because of a Schedule C business (self-employed)? One of the free products can handle Schedule C, if you meet one of the qualifications.
The regular
Free Edition is for very simple returns and is more limited this year due to tax law changes. If you
need any of the new Schedules 1-6, for instance, then you can't use
Free Edition. You can read about the new schedules at the link below. If
you click the blue "see schedule" link there, it will show you what each
schedule looks like.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4511015-what-are-the-new-schedules
Here are some common things that cannot be handled by the regular Free Edition:
Itemized deductions
Business or 1099-MISC income
Sales of stocks/mutual funds/bonds
Rental property income
Foreign Earned Income
HSA
Credits, deductions and income reported on the
new schedules 1–6, such as the Student Loan Interest Deduction
If you are sure you could use the regular Free Edition, you
could downgrade to Free Edition, as long as you have not
paid or registered. You would use the feature "Clear and start over."
Here's how:
TurboTax
also has another free product called
the TurboTax Free File Program. It is free for both Federal and
State--IF you meet just one of the qualifications. It can handle all
the usual forms without the limitations of regular Free Edition. It can prepare Schedule C, D, E, F, and can enter a K-1.
You have to meet only ONE of these qualifications:
1) 2018 AGI of $34,000 or less
or
2) Eligible for EIC (earned income credit)
or
3) Active duty military including Reservists/ National Guard with military W-2 and 2018 AGI of $66,000 or less
NOTE: If you switch to Free File Program by that method, and
find out later you don't qualify, you won't be able to go back to
regular Online TurboTax in that same account. So instead of switching
that way, if you wish you could start a new account (User ID) at the
Free File Program website, which would maintain the option of returning
to the other Online TurboTax account, if necessary.
