Shocked by this years cost for Federal & State for a long-term customer. At this point it's almost better to purchase in store or move to a competitors product?

[bmstrong001]

I'm also not fond of this ridiculous "help" form that's clearly designed to prevent me from asking or voicing my opinion.

[SteamTrain · Accepted solution]

Yeah, price increases are a fact of life and sometimes tough to stomach.

But $35 (now) for Online Deluxe and $37 of the added state isn't that much different from last year (prices may rise in mid-Feb-midMarch....not known when).  Maybe last year it $30 and $35 at this time of year.

OF course, big fees accrue if you add-on MAX or decide to pay your software fees with your Federal refund...then you get hit with another ~$70....but that's pretty much the same as last year.  The Refund transfer fee is avoided by actually paying with a credit card, and the MAX fee probably isn't needed for longtime users since you know how it all works anyhow.

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IF you also happen to have a WIndows 7 (or higher) or MAC (10.9 or higher), the Desktop download includes one state for $60 is a better deal....(though the state efile costs $25, you could mail it in for free)....and you can prepare as many different test tax returns as you want to...or prepare and e-file up to 5 for family members.  (Amazon has the download at $40....but be careful NOT to select the $30 Deluxe download that does NOT have one state included)

The Turbotax desktop purchase site is here

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/

[SweetieJean]

You can often get a discount by entering TT Online via a bank, broke ror insurance co. website, even if you are not a customer of that organization.