She wasn't sure why TurboTax was suddenly charging her for their services. Reynolds wanted to do her taxes in January but had to wait until late February when the State of Michigan finally issued its 1099-G forms. She collected unemployment benefits and this year received a 1099-G to report those benefits, which are taxable on 2021 returns.
She could not work when the hospital didn't offer outpatient services, such as the ultrasounds, in much of 2021. Reynolds, 68, is retired from her job at Troy Beaumont Hospital but she had gone back to work periodically as an ultrasound technologist at the hospital. When I signed up for this, it was going to be free,'" Reynolds told me. Once the work was done, Reynolds discovered that TurboTax wanted her to pay $39 each for her Michigan income tax return and her federal return.
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She saw the TV ads, had success in the past doing her daughter's taxes for free through TurboTax and fully expected that TurboTax wouldn't charge her a dime.įree in her case, though, added up to $78. Karen Reynolds, of Rochester Hills, spent about two hours working on her tax return online through TurboTax.
After doing your taxes, you could be told that you need to "upgrade" and pay for a more specialized online tax service. Like free checking - where many people who live paycheck-to-paycheck got hit with high overdraft fees over the years - many cannot bank on a free ride.