Below is the excuse I received in an email--
My RESPONSE: HOW COME H&R BLOCK Software managed to have in NOW?
Email from Turbo Tax:
Re: Form 8606 Availability
Because e-fileing does not use paper forms - it transmits encrypted data in the exact format specified by the IRS/State or the IRS/State could not read it. The IRS/State first finalizes the paper form, then writes the e-file specifications and gives that to e-file providers to develop their software. Then the IRS/State must test with the e-file providers and approve the electronic forms before they can be released so that both ends are compatible. That process usually takes several weeks after the paper version has been released.
