I am using the free version. I have $5 of Foreign tax paid. the system is forcing me to purchase the upgraded offering. How do I eliminate the $5?

[taxicasfree]

I want to go back into the system and eliminate the $5 but it automatically says that I need to upgrade and won't let me make any changes.

[ErnieS0]

Delete the foreign tax paid if you do not wish to claim a foreign tax credit or deduction.

I assume this is coming from a dividend.

• Type 1099-div in Search in the upper right
• Click Jump to 1099-div
• On Here’s your 1099-DIV info, click Edit next to the appropriate dividend
• Remove the amount from Box 7 – Foreign tax paid. Do NOT put a $0. Make the box completely blank.

If you paid or accrued foreign taxes to a foreign country or U.S. possession and are subject to U.S. tax on the same income, you may be able to take either a credit or an itemized deduction for those taxes.

Taken as a deduction, foreign income taxes reduce your U.S. taxable income.

Taken as a credit, foreign income taxes reduce your U.S. tax liability. In most cases, it is to your advantage to take foreign income taxes as a tax credit.

[Critter-3]

If you qualify   you can use one of  the 10 IRS FREE FILE options to file a fed & state return for free ... but you must log in thru the IRS site :

https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free

 For Filing Season 2021, you must make $72,000 or below to use one of the 10  IRS Free File partner offers.

If you choose the TT option on the IRS site  then you can log in with your same user ID and agree to switch to the FREE FILE option then your progress will be preserved.  This will only work if you qualify for the TT option which is NOT the same for other IRS FREE FILE options...

To qualify for free 2020 federal and state tax returns with the IRS Free File Program delivered by TurboTax, you'll need to meet at least one of these requirements:

• A maximum 2020 adjusted gross income (AGI) of $39,000; or
• You qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); or
• You served as active duty military (including Reservists and National Guard) with a maximum 2020 AGI of $72,000 (you'll also need a military-issued W-2).