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Turbo Tax via Fidelity:$20 discount is best I could find
12-23-2014, 09:19 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Feb 2014
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Turbo Tax via Fidelity:$20 discount is best I could find
I think I'll dive into TT to do my own pro-forma returns and was reading about the 'deals' other FIRE members were getting with Vanguard and Fidelity.
I have several accounts at Fidelity, but the best deal I saw on TT was $20 'off' and a price of $34 for Premier.
Should I jump on that? Or are there better deals out there on TT?
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12-23-2014, 09:25 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Try calling your rep and see if they will give it to you for free.
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12-23-2014, 10:05 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Flyover country
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I just asked my Fidelity rep yesterday. Last year he sent Private Client customers a TT Deluxe CD for free if we asked.
This year my answer was no CDs would be sent, just the 20% off through the website, which would be $75 for Premier.
I can get a better price ($70) on Premier at Costco, so that will be my choice.
I will not use a TT online version, only something I can install on my own machine.
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12-23-2014, 10:08 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: W Wash
Posts: 1,644
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We are private clients and our rep reimbursed our cost for Premier 100%. Scanned the receipt and got funds added to our cash reserves/
Nwsteve
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12-23-2014, 10:22 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Feb 2014
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I called my rep - left a voicemail asking getting TT...we'll see....
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12-23-2014, 10:30 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,008
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The free offer this year is online Premier, no CD or download for Private Client customers. There is no online link right now for this free offer, but you can call to have them reimburse you the $35 cost. If you can get your own rep to reimburse you all the better. I don't feel comfortable using the online version and prefer a download or CD.
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12-23-2014, 10:41 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Nov 2009
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This was offered up by MissMolly on a previous thread - "Schedule D removed from TurboTax 2014 Deluxe"
KingDeals4u
Don't have to know anyone to get Premier download for $34.99 (Fed & State & Efile) for Windows and Mac as of today's look. I got mine from VG for Flagship so haven't used this site.
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12-23-2014, 11:02 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Fair Lawn
Posts: 2,962
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I haven't checked yet for this year, but in prior years I've gotten TT for free just by having a savings CD with State Farm Bank.
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01-01-2015, 11:29 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Nov 2013
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After logging into Fidelity, under Guidance & Retirement / Taxes, it may show two offers depending on your account type. One link is for $20 off TurboTax, and another is an offer for free Online Premier. I found that if you click the free offer 'Learn More', then 'Download - See Products' it does offer the Premier download for free. This is Federal + 1 State with 5 free Federal e-files. Nice!
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01-01-2015, 12:10 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Mississippi
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You can check the software vendors also. TaxAct has completely free Fed version online. Main difference is the free version doesn't import previous data
TaxACT Free Online Tax Filing, File Free Online Tax Returns, Free Taxes Online for Everyone
Turbo Tax has two. A "free" version that does 1040A/EZ with limited forms. A "freedom" version that works if you meet certain criteria like income.
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01-01-2015, 12:41 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chicago
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Originally Posted by Done
After logging into Fidelity, under Guidance & Retirement / Taxes, it may show two offers depending on your account type. One link is for $20 off TurboTax, and another is an offer for free Online Premier. I found that if you click the free offer 'Learn More', then 'Download - See Products' it does offer the Premier download for free. This is Federal + 1 State with 5 free Federal e-files. Nice!
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Can you clarify where you're seeing this? Are you at this page when you get this option for 'Learn More'
(2nd line below Fidelity logo, upper left corner)
Home» Guidance & Retirement »
Title page is "Taxes"
or
Home» Guidance & Retirement » Taxes »
Title page is "Save Up To $20 on TurboTax"
I've had many calls with Fidelity reps over the past week and none have been able to find this option. It got to the point they offered me the Premier download and they will reimburse me for the purchase into my account.
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01-01-2015, 01:09 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jul 2011
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FYI- just noticed on Amazon that there's a $35 discount on Premiere if you have Amazon Prime. Final price is $55... not too bad if you can't work out a deal through Fido or Vanguard.
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01-01-2015, 01:41 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Williston, FL
Posts: 3,925
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Quicken Premier 2015 Full version $48 less 15% = $40.80.
Or at Intuit for $34.99 (state additional, $36.99)
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Originally Posted by fritz
KingDeals4u
Don't have to know anyone to get Premier download for $34.99 (Fed & State & Efile) for Windows and Mac as of today's look. I got mine from VG for Flagship so haven't used this site.
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This is the best deal I have seen!
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01-01-2015, 02:04 PM
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I see the offer for free Premier on Fidelity's Guidance & Retirement » Taxes page itself, but only when I am logged in. It appears to the right of the $20 discount link.
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01-01-2015, 02:21 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chicago
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Done
I see the offer for free Premier on Fidelity's Guidance & Retirement » Taxes page itself, but only when I am logged in. It appears to the right of the $20 discount link.
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Yea, I'm logged in too and qualify for the free Premier and my screen doesn't have this option. There must be a glitch in what they're putting on the website for this offer. I decided to check my other account and as you can see, I have two different looking pages and neither give me the free option:
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01-01-2015, 03:01 PM
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Dryer sheet wannabe
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: NorCal
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Done
After logging into Fidelity, under Guidance & Retirement / Taxes, it may show two offers depending on your account type. One link is for $20 off TurboTax, and another is an offer for free Online Premier. I found that if you click the free offer 'Learn More', then 'Download - See Products' it does offer the Premier download for free. This is Federal + 1 State with 5 free Federal e-files. Nice!
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Thanks for the tip! Just downloaded it.
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01-01-2015, 03:21 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Williston, FL
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Do you still have to pay for the State tax returns?
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01-01-2015, 03:32 PM
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Dryer sheet wannabe
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: NorCal
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Senator
Do you still have to pay for the State tax returns?
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I just installed it and it allowed me to download/install one free State.
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01-01-2015, 03:49 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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I can't get the Fidelity to offer more than the $20, but maybe I am doing something wrong? When i talked to my Fidelity advisor in mid-Dec, he told me to hang on and he would find out. I implied that other brokerages were giving TT free and I thought Fidelity should also! I expect that I will either get the free download, or get the reimbursement.
Anyone h ave an idea what account level (total assets value?) where fidelity is giving the free download?
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01-01-2015, 04:03 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chicago
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 38Chevy454
I can't get the Fidelity to offer more than the $20, but maybe I am doing something wrong? When i talked to my Fidelity advisor in mid-Dec, he told me to hang on and he would find out. I implied that other brokerages were giving TT free and I thought Fidelity should also! I expect that I will either get the free download, or get the reimbursement.
Anyone h ave an idea what account level (total assets value?) where fidelity is giving the free download?
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If you're Private Client status ($1 mil) or an Active Trader, you qualify. Your rep could reimburse you too if you ask. For what it's worth, I'm having the same problem, read my prior post and see attachment photo.
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