#Turbotax 2015 free filing upgrade#
#Turbotax 2015 free filing software#

They donвЂ™t hide it, but you can see how repeat customers wonвЂ™t notice since the Deluxe name doesnвЂ™t change. Intuit needed to communicate this price change much more upfront and clearly.

#Turbotax 2015 free filing upgrade#

That $30 upgrade fee is a 66-75% price increase.

#Turbotax 2015 free filing software#

The software only cost $40 or $45 initially.

Finally, the price difference between Deluxe and Premier for Online is $20, but for the Desktop version is $30.

In contrast, with TurboTax Online you pay at the very end and the price is always a little different with various coupon codes and promotions.

Now in the middle of doing their taxes, youвЂ™re hitting them up for another thirty bucks?! This has probably been their habit for years. My theory is that desktop PC customers always pay for their software upfront (often at a physical store like Staples or Costco) and then donвЂ™t expect to be asked for any more money down the road.

Why the outrage this year and not last year? TurboTax says 80% of people use the online version and only 20% use the desktop download, so you can see why Intuit thought everything would be cool.

This time, break out the pitchforks! There are over a thousand 1-star reviews on the Amazon product page and articles from various media outlets including the NY Times and Time. In other words, the 2013 change to the online version was propagated to their desktop download/CD version.

This year, TurboTax Deluxe Desktop 2014 no longer included Schedule D or C.

There was a little outrage but really not that much from what I recall. However, the TurboTax Deluxe Desktop 2013 version kept this ability. You can see this as either a feature delete, or price increase.

Last year, TurboTax Deluxe Online 2013 started requiring you to upgrade to Premier in order get guidance on stock sales (Schedule D) and self-employment expenses (Schedule C).

IвЂ™m working on product-specific reviews, but for now I figured IвЂ™d summarize the drama surrounding TurboTax 2015 for those that donвЂ™t follow these things as closely. ItвЂ™s that time of year again, where we await our W- forms and decide which tax software to use.