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New Member
posted Apr 1, 2020 10:40:35 PM

This is the third time I've tried this it say 100% free so why you want me to pay????

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Level 15
Apr 2, 2020 9:17:25 AM

You are posting from Deluxe  $60

State return $50

Refund processing to have fees deducted from federal refund by 3rd party bank $39.99 ($44.99 in CA) (This fee is optional and can be avoided by paying TT upfront using a credit/debit card)

 

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

 

 

Or—-Use this IRS site for other ways to file for free

 

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

New Member
Apr 6, 2020 2:23:03 AM

I don't understand your different links here I have a part time job made around 8thousand something and social security disability which is the same as last year same job too and year before and both years for back everything I paid in???? See why I'm confused and you telling me no refund last year you were paid from my refund

Level 15
Apr 6, 2020 5:28:03 AM

You were given links to use a version of the software which would be free so that you would not have to pay to prepare your tax return.  If you have not e-filed it yet, you could switch to use Free File; it would mean starting over to prepare the return in a different version of the software, but it would not cost you money.  You would not be paying anything from your refund.  

 

So, again----if you do not want to have to pay TurboTax a lot of money to prepare your tax return---switch and do it over in a free version.  You have to use a different account and user ID to do that.  

 

https://freefile.intuit.com/