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I started filing using the "DIY" online option which was supposed to cost $115 at the most.  At the end, it went up to $209 for the Federal, $69 for the State = $278!  I mean, what the hell???  How did the cost more than double from the beginning?  Also, I was willing to let it go and do the direct deposit.  $35 for a "fast" version vs free for a slow version for direct deposit.  Can you say that they're looking to RIP PEOPLE OFF?!?!?!?  No only that, they also want to charge $40 for using their service.  I will NEVER EVER use Turbo Tax again!  After more than 20 years of using it, I'm done.  Plus, I will spread the word on how Intiut are a bunch of thieves looking to steal people's money by doing underhanded tricks instead of being upfront.  NEVER AGAIN!!!  

Your taxes will be withdrawn on the date you entered in the TurboTax program when you were checking out. You can find this date on your "Electronic Filing Instructions" form that is printed out with your tax return.   You can check your bank statement to see if the funds were withdrawn.

Margin Interest is still deductible as an itemized deduction.  However, the deduction is limited to the amount of net investment income that you have received.  So if your net investment income is lower than the standard deduction that would explain why the system keeps taking the standard deduction instead.   @drn0821 

If you have a W-2 you ARE an employee, unless you are a statutory employee.  That means box 13 would be checked.  If it is not, then you ARE an employee. If you are a statutory employee, then you are treated as an independent contractor.  Then you would need to file Schedule C.  You can then deduct your expenses.  in this case, yes, you would have to upgrade to TurboTax home and business.  The income on the 1099-NEC would be taxed as self-employment and subject to SE taxes which are 15.3% in addition to your regular ordinary taxes. 

Follow the steps below for TurboTax Online to view your prior year return; Sign in to your account Select the down arrow by Your tax returns and documents  Select the year  of the tax return that you want to print Select Download/Print (PDF) your federal and/or state tax return(s). Refer to the TurboTax help article How to Find Your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) to E-file Your Tax Return.  

If you started in the Free Edition of TurboTax, you may have entered something that triggered an upgrade to a paid version. The final fees are determined by the forms that are required to complete your individual return. States are also extra and there are some add-ons that  you can agree to buy     You can review your fees using the instructions below to find out why you're being charged. You can follow the instructions in this article to remove any  unwanted Fees Why am I being charged for TurboTax Free Edition?   You can review your fees in TurboTax online as follows: Go to the left side of your screen under "Tax Home" Go to "Tax Tools" then "Tools" The "Tools Center" Box will pop up Click on "My Fees" to see a summary of your Turbo Tax Fees.   Your screens will look something like this:         Click here for "How do I review my fees in TurboTax Online?"

Thank you very much for this tip. It worked for me. The first time I hit "transmit," I got the success message followed by an error message. It said the "captcha" hadn't worked for me and I should retry transmitting. After I retried, I got the same success message followed by an error message, saying a return for this SSN had already been submitted. Your tip to go to the Tax Home page was great. I could see confirmation there that it had been submitted and was now pending. Thank you!! 

  You have to access your own account and/or  print it for yourself using exactly the same account and user ID that you used when you prepared the return.    https://myturbotax.intuit.com/   Start a 2024 return online and enter some personal information  so that the menu on the left opens up and lets you access your past year returns.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/27010     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m5y4ch1y   Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them.  Log out of the account you are in now.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/many-intuit-accounts-turbotax/L9aVfKS1Z_US_en_US?uid=ll5g6zcx Account Recovery     Or did you use the desktop version of TurboTax?  If so, the files are on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/find-last-year-tax-data-file-tax-file-computer/L0XJvPaJr_US_en_US?uid=m6gufxei     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/data-systems/find-tax-data-file-mac/L4VNGm33S_US_en_US?uid=m6guhab0 You can get a free transcript from the IRS or for a fee of $30, an actual copy of your tax return. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf       SAVE YOUR TAX RETURNS ! EVERY year before mid-October you should save a copy of your tax return as a pdf and print a copy of it for your records.  That way you will not be searching online frantically when you need it for a lender, FAFSA forms, your next tax return, etc.    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m6guj526   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-2021-turbotax-online-return-pdf/L8dHfRkpT_US_en_US?uid=m78eb8pc In order to transfer a past year return to the new return you need the tax file   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/save-turbotax-online-return-tax-data-file/L4xwOG3LF_US_en_US?uid=m6guk3xl   NOTE:  TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years.  Returns older than seven years are purged.