I have been using TurboTax Deluxe and bought Deluxe again this year but I noticed this change for this year. Fortunately, I didn't sell anything last year but need to keep this in mind.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/janetno...rs-can-get-free-upgrades-or-block-substitute/
What?s riling Olsen and other long-time users is this: the boxed software/download version of TurboTax Deluxe + State for 2014 lists for the same $69.99 as did the 2013 version (you can currently buy the 2014 version for $59.99 on the TurboTax site and $49.97 on Amazon). But you can no longer use Deluxe to electronically file a Schedule D , for capital gains and losses; Schedule C, for profit and loss from a sole proprietorship business; Schedule E, for rental real estate, royalties and distributions from partnerships; or Schedule F, for farm income. While you can report dividends and mutual fund capital gain distributions through Deluxe, investors who sold any stock or assets need to trade up to TurboTax Premier (list $99.99, selling for $89.99 through TurboTax?s site and $79.97 on Amazon) to E-file.
TurboTax Vice-President Bob Meighan confirmed that tax-savvy users of the Deluxe version can still complete full schedules C, D, E or F using TurboTax?s ?forms? as opposed to its ?interview? method. But unlike last year, they?ll be blocked from E-filing those forms or doing that final accuracy review, which is part of the service buyers have come to expect.
Dissatisfied customers do have options, however. One is to call Intuit (at 800-445-1875, from 8 AM to 8 PM EST) and demand satisfaction. Meighan assured Forbes yesterday that every agent at that number ?has discretion to do what?s necessary? to keep a customer? meaning, he said, they will give customers a free upgrade if they demand it, or a discounted one if that?s enough to keep them. (So, if you call, threaten to jump ship and don?t settle for less than an upgrade.)
Gee, thanks, TurboTax. I'll rethink TurboTax next year.