I agree with you on the fee and think it is wrong...regardless of subject to change, etc...
This is not a small company and they have smart tech people handling the software.
I used the downloaded version and the software has downloaded multiple updates since I started working on my return, even two nights ago. If the prices change after a certain date, that should be part of the updates that are downloaded.
What is more frustrating is when your return says you owe $20, in my case $40 because I have two states, but when you click to pay, the amount being charged is $50, not the $40 that the system was saying that you owed. That is like going to the Wal-mart and the tag of the item says $40, but when you go ring up, it rings up as $50. Wal-mart is going to to check the tag and if it said $40, they are going to charge you $40 and fix it for the next person. I have a screen shot showing I owe $40, but TurboTax wants $50 when I put in my card information.
