I'm in the same boat as many other. I've used Turbotax for 10 years. Waiting until 3/31 is absurd. I've played around with FreeTaxUSA and got similar numbers. I also took a Covid disaster disbursement in 2020. Adding that 1/3 really knocks down my refund but the nice thing with FreeTaxUSA is that you can play with the number and see how paying back a certain amount changes your refund. Before claiming the 1/3 distribution, I was getting about 10 k back. After putting in the 8915 F 1/3 amount, it dropped to just over 2k. But I was able to play around with what ifs, like what if i pay back 5 k to my 403b or 1 k or 10 k (if your plan allows paying back). By paying back 5k to my 403b, it adds 6 k to my refund, netting 1 k and putting 5 k back into my retirement. I also checked HR Block and their site is now saying the 8915 f isn't available for another 2 weeks (I believe it is 2/27 now). Their date keeps getting pushed back. Argghh!! In addition, HR Block online is requiring you to add 'Tax Pro' to your order, tacking on $50 to your order. This feature requires a tax pro to fill out that section of your return...it wouldn't let me put the numbers in myself. It's pretty basic, so that's a money grab to me. Now it's either trust FreeTaxUSA and just file, wait until who knows when on HR Block and pay the added feeds or waiting until 3/31 on TT. Not happy!
