Online TurboTax users - who make up 80 percent of the service's 29 million annual customers - already made the forced switch to higher-priced versions last year. Intuit points out that the change affects only us fossils who still use desktop software.

According to one post as Mike: 'If TurboTax does not reverse this policy of limiting the filing of forms - to force unnecessary upgrades - I will never use or have TurboTax on my computer again.' Over at, reviews of the software have been flooded with one-star ratings and comments from users. That price hike isn't going down easy with faithful TurboTax users. To put it in practical terms: That forced upgrade costs you the equivalent of 10 boxes of Savannah Smiles. Instead, you'll have to cough up $79.99 for the Home and Business version. So, if you've got a moonlighting gig that pays you on the up-and-up - and sends a 1099 statement about you to the Internal Revenue Service - you can't use the $39.99 Deluxe edition of TurboTax, as in years past. On the other hand, Girl Scout cookies just went on sale, so we've got Tagalongs and Do-si-dos to soothe our tax-jangled nerves.Īnd when it comes to high-carbohydrate comfort good, you'd better stock up if you're a long-time user of TurboTax.įans of the tax-preparation program are angry over a change by parent company Intuit that forces them to buy more expensive versions of TurboTax software than they've used for years if they want to file schedules A, C, D or E which, respectively, cover itemized deductions, business income, capital gains and losses, or rental property. Tax season officially has opened, which means folks will soon be getting cranky.

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