I previously committed to notifying the TWW community about this in a Lounge thread, but it wasn't really on topic and I'm posting here for the higher traffic (LOL).

The date of the one day for 2022 is today, Wednesday 12/28.

This is for the downloadable version, not the online version. TurboTax Deluxe is typically all you need, and the downloadable version of Deluxe has more forms and features than the online version.

Historically, this one-day sale during the week between Christmas and New Year represents the best available pricing all year. You would likely be purchasing for the 2022 tax year, both federal and state. It includes 5 federal tax e-files, and one state of software. Unfortunately they will make you pay extra for additional states and for state e-filing when you actually file if you require or select these options. The purchase is for a bundle which includes a $10.00 physical Amazon gift card that will be mailed to you, so make sure there you use an address where you can receive mail. This gift card arrangement is strange, but I think it is the only way for them to sell at the low price and still meet the requirements imposed by Intuit. Your cart total with discount applied should be $44.98.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJ1JNRR8

12/28/2022 9:22:19 AM

12/28/2022 9:54:17 AM

^Come on, we're in our 30's!

This is cutting edge content.

[Edited on December 28, 2022 at 10:09 AM. Reason : BUY AN AD!]

12/28/2022 10:08:48 AM

+1 turbo tax.

I use to pay this old guy that a buddy recommended. Then one year got audited by state and had to pay. Started using turbo tax every year and i am getting more money back and costs less.

12/28/2022 12:20:41 PM

Filing your taxes is Adulting 101, and I don't care what a bunch of butterface college girls think about that.

Save yourselves some coin, my bros. You gonna need it.

12/28/2022 1:21:51 PM

I used your link, thanks Mr The Coz

12/28/2022 7:58:06 PM

It's not a referral link. I derive no benefit except assisting my tax-paying TDub brethren.

Since the timing is based on Pacific time, there's still ~30 min left.

Additional pro tip: If you have a Chase-branded credit card, check the app or website for a $5-$10 TurboTax rebate offer. Activate and use the relevant card to pay your state e-file charges (to Intuit) before Tax Day for another discount.

12/29/2022 2:35:18 AM

By "your" link I just meant the one you posted

12/29/2022 5:51:35 AM

I assumed, but I want to be careful to guard against conflicts of interest.

12/29/2022 8:22:39 AM

TWW claims rights to 30% of any social good will you generate as a result of posting useful links

12/29/2022 8:58:59 AM

k

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-product_property

12/29/2022 9:49:23 AM

Oh, we back (for 2023)!

Get in on this, nerds. Today only (12/27).

https://www.amazon.com/TurboTax-Deluxe-2023-Amazon-Download/dp/B0CNB9RPLR

12/27/2023 8:37:36 AM

If you wanna skip on the card, get this:
https://www.amazon.com/TurboTax-Software-Federal-Exclusive-Download/dp/B0CLBV27N2/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=turbotax+deluxe&sr=8-4

12/28/2023 8:40:34 AM

If you wanna pay $10 more effective price. But the window for the gift card deal is closed anyway.

12/28/2023 8:42:32 AM

^
You're right, I misread the date and checked the price on the link this morning

[Edited on December 28, 2023 at 8:54 AM. Reason : -]

12/28/2023 8:53:51 AM

Coz you should have texted me

I see it at $54, the sale price yesterday was $44 like OP?

12/28/2023 10:10:09 AM

Got h&r block yesterday for like $15

12/28/2023 10:14:34 AM

^^I don't have your number. Don't put it back on me. You should have been on TWW. No excuses!

Yes, total price yesterday was $44.98 for the bundle including gift card, so $34.98 effective price for the software.

12/28/2023 10:19:39 AM

Deluxe federal only $37 plus $10 gift

https://slickdeals.net/f/17287360-turbotax-deluxe-federal-2023-10-amazon-gift-card-digital-download-37-more

[Edited on February 10, 2024 at 12:07 PM. Reason : E]

2/10/2024 12:06:43 PM

^Best price of calendar year 2024!

2/10/2024 12:37:14 PM

Does that one day special have a fed only option?

2/10/2024 12:55:21 PM

I got fed only for 17.5

[Edited on February 10, 2024 at 1:05 PM. Reason : Oh but was h&r block]

2/10/2024 1:04:55 PM

^^ Yes it does, Florida Man rwoody. How should I notify you for the 2024 tax year?

2/10/2024 2:31:08 PM

Bump this thread a week ahead of time please kind sir

[Edited on February 10, 2024 at 4:33 PM. Reason : I'VE BEEN DOXED YET AGAIN!! ]

2/10/2024 4:33:23 PM

d

[Edited on February 10, 2024 at 5:19 PM. Reason : Wrong thread ]

2/10/2024 5:19:00 PM

^^
You doxed your own state when in peril from a previous hurricane.

And since you don't have state income taxes.

It is always for one day during the week between Christmas and New Year's, but the specific date is variable and not known ahead of time. But I will do what I can. I can bump this on Christmas.

2/10/2024 7:05:57 PM

rwoody moved to Florida to get away from all the woke politics in North Carolina

2/10/2024 8:38:43 PM

I love burning books

2/10/2024 9:19:00 PM

More like cooking the books, amirite?!

2/11/2024 2:32:21 PM

I thought rwoody lived in houston and worked for NASA

2/11/2024 2:55:06 PM

Yea i do

2/11/2024 5:36:27 PM

I guess NASA in florida too perhaps you travel to each location. For NASA

2/11/2024 5:37:34 PM

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"Bump this thread a week ahead of time please kind sir"

12/25/2024 12:10:01 AM

Good memory!

Someone on another message board posted this strategy I'm also considering:

Quote :

"You can get Desktop Deluxe with State for $36 net anytime you want: My CCs have a $20 off $39 rebate for TT products. You can get the 20% affiliate discount off many bank/brokerage sites. Desktop Deluxe with State is $70 on the TT website, so 70$ - 20% - $20 is $36. If you can find a bigger % promo, eg 30%, that would save another $7 (disclaimer, I didn't actually try this since I already bought from Costco before I noticed this)"

All of my credit cards have an offer good through April 16. Multiple Chase cards and a Wells Fargo card.

12/25/2024 8:10:43 AM

H&R Block hasn't gone below $21 yet, I purchase between $10-17. I need to look into the (new?) free thing the IRS is doing

12/25/2024 9:22:34 AM

^^I'm not sure how to get both affiliate discounts at the same time as I think for both you have to go to TT from the bank/cc website?

I haven't seen the Amazon discount today

12/28/2024 11:28:46 AM

The Amazon deal has been as late as 12/29 in the recent past, so we'll see. There are no guarantees that they repeat the patterns of previous years.

Regarding stacking of discounts and affiliate links, let's take a look, using my Chase offer as an example. Specific wording is below:

Quote :

"Earn $20 on your TurboTax purchase, when you spend $39 or more. Plus, get instant TurboTax savings of 10% at checkout* – simply purchase from this special site just for Chase card customers! Keep every dollar you deserve this tax season. With TurboTax your maximum refund is guaranteed, whether you choose to have an expert file for you, file with expert help, or file yourself with AI-powered guidance along the way. Get your best possible tax outcome today with TurboTax Offer expires 4/16/25. Offer valid one time only. Payment must be made directly with the merchant. Offer not valid on TurboTax products purchased through other retailers. Offer not valid on third-party services. Payment must be made on or before offer expiration date. *Must make purchase from turbotax.com/affiliate/chase42."

The Chase affiliate portal is for saving an additional 10% IF you don't have a better portal. Fidelity is offering 25%, and almost everyone can get 20% from somewhere. You can't use multiple portals, so just use whichever one gives the best discount. The rebate is independent and just looks for a TurboTax-coded charge from Intuit.

When they advertise the offer as Online Only, it just means you can't buy TurboTax products in a physical retail store and expect to get the rebate.

If you notice, the information about the affiliate portal follows the introductory phrase of "Plus", separating it as a secondary offer. Pay attention to the asterisk placement. It follows the statement about saving an additional 10%. THAT is the part where the affiliate site must be used, but it's not a good deal compared to what else is out there.

I have used these Chase offers successfully every year for several consecutive years by purchasing the software on Amazon and then applying the rebate to purchases made within the downloaded software at filing time -- either for state filing fees or the purchase of another state. The offered rebates have always applied successfully without any use of the Chase affiliate site. The wording has always been the same. However, they have continued to increase the spending requirements directly with TurboTax to trigger the rebate such that filing fees would not be enough to trigger it this year. Buying software direct from Intuit would do the trick, and might be the better option, especially if Amazon doesn't run the promo soon.

In short, you CAN stack the discounts as originally proposed. If I don't buy from Amazon, I'd personally access through the Fidelity portal to save 25% off listed price and then get a $20 statement credit by still spending more than $39 on TurboTax with Intuit.

12/28/2024 4:52:12 PM

I went ahead and bought TurboTax direct from Intuit yesterday using a combination of offers. 25% off pricing using the Fidelity portal I can access because I rolled over an HSA late last year, and then a $20 rebate from my Chase credit card for spending over $39. This gets the effective price of TurboTax Deluxe download version down to $32.50 for me, actually better than Amazon even in previous years. If you don't have access to Fidelity, my recommendation is to either wait for a better than current price on Amazon, or wait to see if any service providers offer you a referral portal with a discount (many do, and usually 20% off is pretty easy to come by). In the future, maybe it will be safer to purchase during Black Friday / Cyber Monday deals if relatively comparable. Can also use CamelCamelCamel to set up price alerts:

https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B0DHYGWYJ6

Good luck to all in minimizing how much money you spend for the privilege of filing your taxes. The whole thing is a scam. Wish the government could do better. TurboTax really shouldn't exist.

1/4/2025 9:43:06 AM

https://www.freetaxusa.com/

1/4/2025 10:10:55 AM

Sure, for some situations.

1/4/2025 11:43:04 AM

Here, you can get 25% off the download software via Fidelity even if you don't actually have an existing business relationship with Fidelity:

Go here:

https://www.fidelity.com/go/marketplace/overview

Click "Tax Prep Services"

Click "Visit TurboTax"

Then at TurboTax, click "Do It Yourself" and then "Doing Taxes with Desktop Software".

Download TurboTax Deluxe, discounted from $70 to $52.50. Pay with a credit card with a rebate offer for $20 with at least $39 spend.

Effective price $32.50 (plus whatever standard credit card cash back amount you earn).

Works out well for me since I also need to buy a second state this year which is $40. I have multiple cards with the TurboTax offer, so I'll be able to get that second state for only $20 net. Might also be able to get $5 off at time of filing.

1/4/2025 7:44:59 PM

H&R block was $22 the other day. Still holding out for $18 or less

1/4/2025 7:52:11 PM

Still too pricey.

See, this is why I don't be asking my taxes.

1/4/2025 8:06:27 PM

Good move!

1/4/2025 8:32:57 PM

Still too pricey.

See, this is why I don't be doing my taxes.

1/4/2025 8:47:51 PM

I tried that one year...didn't realize the penalties add up so quick

1/4/2025 8:53:20 PM

I hadn't paid my taxes in 8 years

1/4/2025 10:49:16 PM

Lol they play that all the time on sirius

That and 1 877 kars 4 kids

K-A-R-S kars for kids

1/4/2025 11:25:21 PM

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"See, this is why I don't be doing my taxes."

I remember another high profile black man who tried that one time. He went to jail.

1/5/2025 7:42:58 AM