topic Why did TurboTax waste my time making me think it was free and then tell me I have to upgrade at the very end? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-did-turbotax-waste-my-time-making-me-think-it-was-free-and-then-tell-me-i-have-to-upgrade-at-the/01/3198853#M1176433 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:23:46 GMT cross-jared98 2026-02-10T11:23:46Z Why did TurboTax waste my time making me think it was free and then tell me I have to upgrade at the very end? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-did-turbotax-waste-my-time-making-me-think-it-was-free-and-then-tell-me-i-have-to-upgrade-at-the/01/3198853#M1176433 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:23:46 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-did-turbotax-waste-my-time-making-me-think-it-was-free-and-then-tell-me-i-have-to-upgrade-at-the/01/3198853#M1176433 cross-jared98 2026-02-10T11:23:46Z Re: Why did TurboTax waste my time making me think it was free and then tell me I have to upgrade at the very end? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-why-did-turbotax-waste-my-time-making-me-think-it-was-free-and-then-tell-me-i-have-to-upgrade-at/01/3198869#M1176438 <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><FONT color="#333333"><FONT face="Arial, sans-serif"><FONT size="2">Meet the qualifications and it is free.</FONT></FONT></FONT></P> <P align="left"><A href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/modals/simple-tax-return/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN><FONT color="#06b6c9"><FONT face="Arial, sans-serif"><FONT size="2">https://turbotax.intuit.com/modals/simple-tax-return/</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></P> <P align="left"><FONT color="#333333">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P align="left"><FONT color="#333333"><FONT face="Arial, sans-serif"><FONT size="2">if you do not try elsewhere</FONT></FONT></FONT></P> <P align="left"><A href="https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN><FONT color="#06b6c9"><FONT face="Arial, sans-serif"><FONT size="2">https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></P> <P align="left"><FONT color="#333333">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P align="left"><FONT color="#333333"><FONT face="Arial, sans-serif"><FONT size="2">If you do</FONT></FONT></FONT></P> <P align="left"><FONT color="#333333"><FONT face="Arial, sans-serif"><FONT size="2"><A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/change-service-level/downgrade-lower-priced-version-turbotax-online/L2IDaMvkt_US_en_US?uid=ls031o1k" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/change-service-level/downgrade-lower-priced-version-turbotax-online/L2IDaMvkt_US_en_US?uid=ls031o1k</A></FONT></FONT></FONT></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Sun, 18 Feb 2024 02:52:17 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-why-did-turbotax-waste-my-time-making-me-think-it-was-free-and-then-tell-me-i-have-to-upgrade-at/01/3198869#M1176438 ee-ea 2024-02-18T02:52:17Z Re: Why did TurboTax waste my time making me think it was free and then tell me I have to upgrade at the very end? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-why-did-turbotax-waste-my-time-making-me-think-it-was-free-and-then-tell-me-i-have-to-upgrade-at/01/3198961#M1176471 <P>By waiting till the end they hope to lock you in because you won't want to do your taxes a second time elsewhere.</P><P>This usually works.</P> Sun, 18 Feb 2024 04:18:03 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-why-did-turbotax-waste-my-time-making-me-think-it-was-free-and-then-tell-me-i-have-to-upgrade-at/01/3198961#M1176471 fanfare 2024-02-18T04:18:03Z