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Where is the option to downgrade or switch products and why is Do It Yourself greyed out? I did not use the help of an expert.

Help documents say there should be an option to downgrade once you get to the File part of TurboTax, but this option does not exist. Using Downgrade from the side menu is greyed out even though I did not use the help of any experts throughout preparing my tax return.
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Where is the option to downgrade or switch products and why is Do It Yourself greyed out? I did not use the help of an expert.

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Unfortunately, the option to switch to "Do It Yourself" is not available online. Starting over does nothing but forces me to start in Expert Assist, with no option to choose/upgrade/downgrade a different product (except Full Service). There is no explanation as to why Do It Yourself is not available. I also haven't touched any Expert Assist functions so the option to switch to Do It Yourself should be available.

 

In the end I had to call TurboTax and have them offer me a resolution to the situation since the website and online help documentation was of no help and/or inaccurate.

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JohnB5677
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Where is the option to downgrade or switch products and why is Do It Yourself greyed out? I did not use the help of an expert.

You can upgrade or downgrade with TurboTax Online

 

Log into TurboTax.

  1. Click My Home (Top left)
  2. Select Personal Info and Continue
  3. This will bring up a full menu on the Left side..
  4. On that left menu, 
  5. Scroll down to Switch Products
  6. Click the down arrow
  7. You can 
    1. Upgrade
    2. Downgrade or
    3. Clear and start over.
  8. Select what you want to do.
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Where is the option to downgrade or switch products and why is Do It Yourself greyed out? I did not use the help of an expert.

An update and resolution:

 

Unfortunately, the option to switch to "Do It Yourself" is not available online. Starting over does nothing but forces me to start in Expert Assist, with no option to choose/upgrade/downgrade a different product (except Full Service). There is no explanation as to why Do It Yourself is not available. I also haven't touched any Expert Assist functions so the option to switch to Do It Yourself should be available.

 

In the end I had to call TurboTax and have them offer me a resolution to the situation since the website and online help documentation was of no help and/or inaccurate.

Where is the option to downgrade or switch products and why is Do It Yourself greyed out? I did not use the help of an expert.

This is happening to me and I am so annoyed TT has resorted to these shady tactics! I will be swicthing vendors next year. Shame on them! 

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