How do I get the 50% off??

[Karisma]

Please follow these steps to have the discount applied:

1. Completely log out of your TurboTax Account by clicking on My Account and selecting Save and Sign Out
2. Go to the promotional email in your email inbox
3. Click on the Sign In link in the email. Important: you MUST click on the link in the email in order to get the Federal Fee discount of 50%
4. Sign into the account that the email link provided 
5. If you never started your return choose a TurboTax product that is right for you. Please DO NOT navigate anywhere else please choose a product to continue. If you do you will lose the offer, please repeat steps 1 - 4 to reset the offer code.
6. If you are returning to finish your return click "Continue my Return". Please DO NOT navigate anywhere else, please only click "Continue my Return." If you navigate away from "Continue My Return" you will lose the offer. Please follow steps 1 - 4 if you navigate away from "Continue My Return."
7. Once in your return click the File tab
8. Click Start to review your order
9. The discount will be applied to the federal portion of your return, the old price will be slashed out and the new one will be presented

 If you followed the steps above and still did not receive the discount, and you are within the discount period please contact us to assist you further. 

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[randomUser]

If you file your return stipulating to pay for your turbotax product from your federal filing and the discount is not applied at the time of submission they are unable to offer you the credit you are due according to the 50% discount on federal email.  Just spent at least 30 minutes on the phone trying to find a solution be it, the credit offered, an upgrade of product/service, as well as a credit for next year's filing and they rejected all ideas.  They had no ideas to offer themselves; though did mention that many people were having problems with the email discount today.  3/25/2018

[kymm]

I too cannot take the email offer of "50% discount from 3/23-3/27".  I have tried clearing my cookies and all of the above mentioned steps by TurboTaxTMKarisma.  Is this a scam by TurboTax?  I have been a loyal customer for over 10 years and this is the most frustrating thing I've dealt with in those years!! Why not just have a "special discount code"?  I need help!

[lanxin94]

Same situation here as described above. Please help!

[crp]

I had to turn off my browser extension ad-blocker to even be allowed to click the email link (otherwise the window just opened and then immediately disappeared). After that, simply signing it didn't do it for me; I needed to click the link on the bottom right to "Start for free" (or something like that) under the 50% discounted price, and THEN log in from the next screen. Hope this helps others...