Depends. If you use the Online web version you do need Premier. If you buy the Desktop CD/Download program Deluxe will work but you get more help in Premier. For 2015 they put back all the forms into all the Desktop versions so you can use a lower version. It will say you need Premier but that is just a recommendation, it's not required.
Depends. If you use the Online web version you do need Premier. If you buy the Desktop CD/Download program Deluxe will work but you get more help in Premier. For 2015 they put back all the forms into all the Desktop versions so you can use a lower version. It will say you need Premier but that is just a recommendation, it's not required.
Can you go into more detail about you mean by "more help" in Desktop Premier? Will it still find errors in the forms like Online Premier does?
Yes. The Desktop program has more features and benefits. Like you can see and enter directly into the forms.
Here is the Learn More page for Desktop Premier
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/premier.jsp">https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/premier.jsp</a>
Hey, thanks for answering. I can see the forms with Online versions just as long as I've paid for it. I'm really trying to get a handle on investment guidance the Desktop Premier version gives me over the Desktop Deluxe. The page you linked says Desktop Premier imports from a bunch of financial institutions, but so does Desktop Deluxe. The next feature is about Employee Stock plans, which I don't have. And the Retirement Tax help language is pretty meaningless.