Audit Defense is a third-party, commercial service that will represent you if auditing. Purchasing audit defense in advance gives you representation at a lower price than if you were to contact an accountant after getting an audit notice. Audit defense is not a promise that you won’t be audited, and is not a promise that the refund you claim will be paid. Neither TurboTax nor the audit defense provider knows anything about your other financial situations.
Your tax return is only submitted when you click the big orange “transmit” button, it doesn’t happen without your command.
