HOW DO I INCLUDE A VERY SIMPLE SCHEDULE C WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY A RIDICULOUS UPGRADE FEE OF $119?

[tagteam]

You can request a refund for the Online product you are using and switch to a desktop (CD/Download) version of TurboTax, which supports Schedule C.

See https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/irs-forms/

[Carl]

There is no such thing as a "Very simple" SCH C. if you have self-employment income to report it on SCH C or SCH C-EZ. SCH C-EZ is included already with the online version of Premier. However, to use SCH C-EZ you must:

 - Not claim any business expenses. Not one penny.

 - Not claim any business assets

 - Have no employees.

 - Have no inventory.

 - Have total business income of less than $5000 for the entire tax year.

If you do not meet all of the above, then you have to report your business income/expenses on SCH C.

Note that the above requirements are not IRS rules. They are TurboTax rules.  The IRS rules state that if you have a profit from your business and:

• your expenses are not greater than $5,000,
• you have no employees,
• you have no inventory, and
• you are not using depreciation or deducting the cost of your home you can use Schedule C-EZ.

The TurboTax rules for using their program for the C-EZ are a bit more stringent.

[VolvoGirl]

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.

NOTE:  You will have to log out of your regular Turbo Tax Account and setup a new account with a new username and new password or it will take you back to regular Turbo Tax.

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

AGI $34,000 or less

Active duty military with AGI of $66,000 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 bottom Orange button I Qualify Start Now and set up a NEW account

http://turbotax.intuit.com/taxfreedom/