Schedule K-1: Can it be entered in TurboTax Deluxe (CD/Download)?

[illyG]

My sister in California did her own taxes for the first time a few days ago. She started with the Free online edition. Once the K-1 came up, she was prompted to upgrade to Premier ($90), so she did. Then she added TurboTax State ($50). So she paid a total of $150.

However, could she have done all of the above for less money using a download version of Deluxe? It's hard to find out what can and can't be done with the different editions of the download TurboTax, but I read somewhere that Schedule K-1 can be entered in any of the download editions. Is that true? If so, she could have paid $80 for Deluxe (State included) and $25 to E-file State, i.e., $105 total.

Why wouldn't TurboTax give her that option when she was first told she had to upgrade? I feel bad for her, especially since I'm the one who recommended TurboTax.

[briarwud]

Agree. TT is very poor at informing users of options up front. Maybe because of more revenue to Intuit when you find yourself 70% through the process and you'll agree to pay the higher cost to move on at that stage.