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Tax Year Prior to 2020: I can not figure out why turbo tax is trying to make me upgrade to deluxe when I have a simple tax return. Low income, one student grant. Please help!

tevihnweigelt — Mon, 22 May 2023 20:34:46 GMT

Re: I can not figure out why turbo tax is trying to make me upgrade to deluxe when I have a simpl...

VictorW9 — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 03:08:55 GMT

You may well be taking a deduction that requires to upgrade to Deluxe. By the way if you have a 1098-T and wants to take the education credit, you will be required to upgrade from the free basic version.

Re: I can not figure out why turbo tax is trying to make me upgrade to deluxe when I have a simple tax return. Low income, one student grant. Please help!

VolvoGirl — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 03:11:10 GMT

In the regular Turbo Tax Free Edition, information that you can enter is limited now. Why do I have to upgrade from the Free Edition?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/upgrading/help/why-do-i-have-to-upgrade-from-free-edition/00/26379

OR There is also The Turbo Tax Free File program which is free for federal and state. And has more forms than the Federal Free Edition, like Schedules A, B, C , D, E, F, EIC, H, K-1, SE, etc.

To qualify for the Free File website you just need to meet one of these 3 things

AGI $36,000 or less

Active duty military with AGI of $69,000 or less

OR qualify for EIC (earned income credit.)

In order to use the Free File program, you have to start it at a special website. Click on the Orange button I Qualify, Let's get Started

https://freefile.intuit.com/