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Can I get an extension on the TurboTax early-filing discount?

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February 20, 2022
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TurboTax has offered me a price discount if I file by Feb 28. But there is a TT bug in computing foreign tax credit that is not scheduled to be fixed before March 3. See this thread:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/why-does-tt-give-me-a-foreign-tax-credit-of-61-when-i-said-i-had-no-foreign-income-and-paid-no/00/2499214

In my case, I have no foreign tax credit, but TT insists on claiming a $61 credit, and there appears to no way for me to set it to zero. Thus, I cannot file a correct return until after the Feb 28 deadline for the price discount.

Can this deadline be extended?

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Best answer by mesquitebean

This is mainly a user community forum. I don't know what TurboTax Support would tell you if you phoned them, but I would not be confident they would extend the discount deadline. If you want to talk to them:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number/00/25632

But here's what you can do instead to be sure you get the discount. The "file by" date is really a "pay by" date. You can pay in advance to lock in your price.

Open your return, if not already open.
Click in the left menu column on TAX TOOLS.
Then choose PRINT CENTER.
Then choose "Print/save/preview this year's return." (you don't really have to print)
Choose to PAY NOW. It may try to upsell you some add-on features like MAX, which you can refuse. Eventually it will prompt for credit/debit card. You will need to pay upfront. Do not choose to pay later out of a Federal refund.

ADDENDUM: If you also have a state return, then to get the state return discount you'd also need to pay for the state return in advance, too.

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This is mainly a user community forum. I don't know what TurboTax Support would tell you if you phoned them, but I would not be confident they would extend the discount deadline. If you want to talk to them:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number/00/25632

But here's what you can do instead to be sure you get the discount. The "file by" date is really a "pay by" date. You can pay in advance to lock in your price.

Open your return, if not already open.
Click in the left menu column on TAX TOOLS.
Then choose PRINT CENTER.
Then choose "Print/save/preview this year's return." (you don't really have to print)
Choose to PAY NOW. It may try to upsell you some add-on features like MAX, which you can refuse. Eventually it will prompt for credit/debit card. You will need to pay upfront. Do not choose to pay later out of a Federal refund.

ADDENDUM: If you also have a state return, then to get the state return discount you'd also need to pay for the state return in advance, too.