TurboTax Advantage enrollment

[dazimi]

Hello,

I purchased a copy of Turbotax Premier online and,  in addition to the email for confirmation of the payment, I received another email saying "TurboTax Advantage enrollment confirmation, Note: You will not be charged until November 2022".   Which charge? I didn't enroll in any program? Please advise.  

 

[Critter-3]

Well you did seem to sign up for the Advantage plan even if you did not know it ... easy fix ... simply unenroll.

If you want to cancel the Advantage subscription see the procedure in this TurboTax support FAQ - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/downgrading/help/how-do-i-cancel-my-turbotax-advantage-subscriptio...

[dazimi]

Thank you Critter for your quick response.  Unfortunately, it is still not clear to me. When I go to TurboTax Advantage page, there is "Expected release date: December 2022" and under it inside a box there is "TurboTax Premier, $100, Download for Window, Remove Product".   I do not want to remove TurboTax Premier for 2021.  I'm just curious about the Advantage offer.  Is it a pre-release sale for 2022 edition?  Thanks in advance. 

[Critter-3 · Accepted solution]

Somehow when you bought the 2021 program you got signed up for the 2022 program that releases November of 2022 ...  if you want it then keep it but you do have the option to cancel that next year purchase.  This will not undo the 2021 you already have in hand.  

IMHO  there is no real advantage to the ADVANTAGE program any longer  so just buy the program from a reputable reseller for less  and cancel your advantage account.   Many resellers have discounts on the program and the price usually goes down as the season continues ( cheaper in March than in December) but beware of deep discounts from unknown sources as they could have malware or worse imbedded in them ... if the price sounds too good to be true it is.    AND  all the downloaded programs have all the same forms so save a few bucks and just but the Deluxe (Basic if you don't need a state program) and watch closely as the Deluxe is sold outside of TT  system both  with & without the state program. 

There are only 3 so called "advantages" any longer  ...  https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/advantage/

1) phone support from a dedicated number (word in the forum is you don't get any faster service using that number)

2) free shipping/download as soon as it is available  ( most places give free download ... and you don't really need the CD ever as it only has the beta version of the program on it anyway ... after installation you always have up update it  AND  no one needs the first beta version of the program in November which is not really fully operational until late January at the earliest ... some forms & states  not until March some years.  If you need to do any tax planning for the next tax year you need to use the prior year program which is already fully operational)

3)  free re-downloads for 3 years  ... all sellers do the same or you can always ask TT for another download for free