@fanfare wrote:
Don't you think it's a good idea to actually look at your return before you file it??
Of course. I'm not sure what prompted your question. I clearly said above that we could tell the user how to pay for them in advance to view/print them prior to filing. TurboTax is the one who doesn't allow viewing/printing of the forms and worksheets prior to paying (except for the limited Preview function of viewing the 1040 Worksheet and Schedules 1-3 in the Federal return, and the tax summary screens mentioned by DoninGA above.)
In the interest of time, since the user has not yet responded, I can go ahead and provide the steps now.
@nonalou
Here's how to pay in advance for your TurboTax product to have viewing/printing privileges of the actual forms and worksheets during return preparation and for review prior to filing:
- Open your return, and in the left menu column, choose Tax Tools, then Print Center.
- Then choose "Print/save/preview this year's return."
- On the next screen choose to "Pay now".
- It may ask you if you want to purchase MAX Benefits for an additional fee, which you can decline if not wanted.
- The next screen should be an Order Summary. Review that, and if all is OK, click Continue.
- It should then prompt you for payment by credit or debit card. The screen may only say "credit card", but it will take a debit card.
NOTE: If it should offer you the option to "pay later" out of the Federal refund, that can't be used for this purpose of printing/viewing in advance. You will need to pay now by credit/debit card in order to download/print prior to filing.
