I'm a student with very little income and thought that I could use Turbotax for free. It wants to charge me $133 which is more than I paid in. Only getting $80 refund

-Use this IRS site for other ways to file for free.  There are 8  free software versions available from the IRS Free File site

 

https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/

most likely you have self-employment income that requires a higher version (read that as a more costly version) 

Yes correct, I did my son’s taxes Thinking it would be easy as he just had a summer job and in college, and the FREE TurboTax cost me $133. How are they able to do that? I continued to refuse deluxe and all the other crap that was offered for that price, but I still paid $133 and I did  the taxes myself!! He owes $577 and federal and $14 state. SMH. And no, no self employment for the. College kid

TURBO TAX FREE IS A SCAM

Not everyone qualifies for free filing.  Free filing is only for simple returns.  

 

Situations covered (assuming no added tax complexity):

• W-2 income
• Interest or dividends (1099-INT/1099-DIV) that don’t require filing a Schedule B
• IRS standard deduction
• Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
• Child Tax Credit (CTC)
• Student loan interest deduction

Situations not covered:

• Itemized deductions claimed on Schedule A
• Unemployment income reported on a 1099-G
• Business or 1099-NEC income
• Stock sales (including crypto investments)
• Rental property income
• Credits, deductions and income reported on other forms or schedules

If you don’t have a Form 1040 return with limited credits, we have other paid options to file using TurboTax.

How does TurboTax make any money?

We want our customers to love our products and services. Because we have customers who pay for our premium products and services, we can offer free tax filing. We offer additional paid benefits that go beyond filing your Form 1040 return with limited credits for free, but they're optional.