yocod said:
They will have your tax info whether you use online or desktop. The desktop version is still constantly talking to their servers and what not. Every time you open it up, it always wants to search for updates. Plus if you E-File, you're relying on them to take your tax info and transmit it. I think to avoid this altogether you need to self-prepare and paper file.
But to answer your main question...has the Fidelity TurboTax desktop premier ever been free? I use home and business and enjoy the discount they offer, but never noticed that premier was free. There is a link from Fidelity>TurboTax that shows premier desktop discounted to $79, but not free. Hope you find what you're looking for.
I used to paper file...
But post Covid and no one being around to physically do anything with paper files caused me all sorts of troubles. I regularly must file an extension every year. Several years back, when I filed my extension I mailed in a paper check. Fast forward to October that paper check had NEVER actually cleared and my extension had never been processed. Based on all final documents (that necessitated my extension) I was then due a small refund from the balance paid in April (that had never been processed).
It created all sorts of unholy hell. Everything was mailed certified, return receipt, and I had copies of all documents mailed with their corresponding certified labels... Thank goodness! I also quite thankfully got someone on the phone with a functioning brain. We were able to come up with an agreed upon amount that I owed, and I sent them a check that this time didn't get lost.
To this day, that check has NOT cleared or attempted to clear. I'm pretty sure that request for extension is now known only to God.
