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You are posting from online Deluxe. Federal $60 State $50
WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY? I WANT THE FREE EDITION
The information that you can enter in Free Edition is pretty limited now. Thanks to the new tax laws that began for 2018 returns, there are no more simple Form 1040EZ or 1040A's. Everything goes on a Form 1040 that has three extra "schedules" with it, and if you need any of those schedules, you are not able to use the Free Edition. Using the standard deduction instead of itemizing does NOT mean you will not need any of those schedules.
https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-1040
If you qualify to use it, there is another full-featured free version of the software:
Try Free File:
You qualify if your income was $36,000 or less, or $69,000 or less if active duty military, or if you qualify for Earned Income Credit
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900583-what-is-turbotax-free-file-program
If you switch to Free File you must create a new account and new user ID.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4511011-what-happened-to-the-1040a-and-1040ez
Note: If you do not qualify to use Free File then you will have to upgrade to Deluxe or higher in the paid versions of the software.
Online Deluxe $60 State software $50
If you choose “refund processing” to have fees deducted from federal refund, add another $39.99 ($44.99 in CA)
If I buy the CD I used to get the state for free. Why is on line different and charging me even more?
Online TT and desktop software are priced quite differently. If you want desktop pricing, purchase desktop software.
The program is the same so why would I pay $110 to do my taxes when I can buy the CD for $50 and the state is free? I just wanted to know if anyone has an answer as to the difference between on line and desktop and why Intuit would charge so much more on line?
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