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TurboTax Premier free for some Fidelity customers (Premium Services, Active Traders, Private Client), YMMV (2020 tax year thread)

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It's back! Select Fidelity customers are eligible to receive a free copy of TurboTax Premier. In general, it seems to be Premium Services (>$250k) customers who are also Active Traders or Private Client Group customers (> $1m in assets at Fidelity, not all 401(k)), but not everyone seems to get it. The Fidelity website [fidelity.com] has a chart with some confusing wording at the bottom of the page (I've included it at the bottom of this post).

To see if you have the offer, login to your account and go to the Summary page if it's not your default (Accounts & Trade -> Portfolio). If eligible, you will see a box titled "Get TurboTax® Online Premier free" on the right side towards the bottom of the page with a link to go to the TurboTax site to "purchase" (see the attached image to see what it looks like).

You can either use the online version, or look towards the bottom of the page for "Download Install TurboTax software on your computer." and you can get the downloadable version of Premier for free. You can get Windows or Mac, or both (just say you want to add additional products after adding one version to your cart). If you need Home & Business, there is no discount on the website but once you install the Premier download, you can upgrade for only $10 (Help -> Upgrade TurboTax). There is no comparable cheap upgrade if you use the online version, you will pay $70 fo the Self Employed version.

With the download version, one state is included but state e-file is not free (unless you're in NY, where it is free by law). Additional states are an extra charge (plus e-file fee, so $60 in total) in the download version. If you use the online version, it appears that you can file multiple states for free, so that is definitely something to consider if you need to file in more than one state.

If you don't qualify for the free copy, there is a $20 off offer, but you can do better elsewhere.

If you are a good Fidelity customer and do not have the free offer, some people have reported contacting their rep and being given an account credit after buying it on their own. YMMV on that.

I don't see a thread from 2019 (I was on a cruise when it was released in January, remember those?) but here is the link to the 2018 thread.

http://www.fidelity.com

Fine print of who qualifies from the page referenced above:

Certain covered clients: Private Wealth Management (PWM) client and owns one or more nonretirement account(s) or PCG, Premium, and ATS clients with minimum assets of either: PWI assets of $1,000,000 or more and PI assets of at least $500,000 and own one or more nonretirement account or Nonretirement assets $1,000,000 or more. Applies to Federal returns and one state return only. Cost of additional state returns are the responsibility of the client.

Definitions:
PWI = Personal & Workplace Investments (aka 401k/pension/ESPP/etc.)
PI = Personal Investments (individual, joint, IRA, Roth IRA, etc. accounts)
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Created 12-17-2020 at 08:07 AM by MisterBill
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seawolf
12-17-2020 at 09:39 AM.
12-17-2020 at 09:39 AM.
I use mint so they already have all my data. LoL
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jini18
12-17-2020 at 09:48 AM.
12-17-2020 at 09:48 AM.
I opted online version but how do I verify promo applied and when I file it will be zero
Nothing on site says I purchased 2020 premier
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beepinMe
12-17-2020 at 09:51 AM.
12-17-2020 at 09:51 AM.
My daughter has an account with Fidelity and never trades and the value is under $25,000 and the Turbo Tax Premier is also Free! Just did the download!!
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KSBfoot
12-17-2020 at 09:51 AM.
12-17-2020 at 09:51 AM.
Thanks OP, download worked though it seems they tried to make it really hard (and took me sometime to figure out).

For others looking to download, you need to scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on download link. It will still ask you to sign in and all but ultimately gives you link to download along with the product key.
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bigBuyer
12-17-2020 at 09:52 AM.
12-17-2020 at 09:52 AM.
Quote from MisterBill :
So take advantage of the free download instead of the online version.
Agreed! And do the tax return offline!
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ph7
12-17-2020 at 09:58 AM.
12-17-2020 at 09:58 AM.
I've been an etrade Platinum customer forever, and no free Turbotax. Cmon Etrade, get on it!
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rkurra
12-17-2020 at 10:02 AM.
12-17-2020 at 10:02 AM.
Quote from beepinMe :
My daughter has an account with Fidelity and never trades and the value is under $25,000 and the Turbo Tax Premier is also Free! Just did the download!!
My account is tagged as Fidelity Premium Services with a advisor assigned. However, I never got this offer; always just the $20 off. I figured maybe because I do not trade; not even a single trade this year. According to your input trade does not seem to be the selection criteria.
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12-17-2020 at 10:03 AM.
12-17-2020 at 10:03 AM.
Quote from jini18 :
I opted online version but how do I verify promo applied and when I file it will be zero
Nothing on site says I purchased 2020 premier
You can go to the File tab and go through the checkout process even though you're not ready to file. When you "pay" for it, you're done when you actually want to file. Probably want to add your state(s) although not all of them are currently available to add.

Also, if you go back to the home page it should still show $0.
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beepinMe
12-17-2020 at 10:06 AM.
12-17-2020 at 10:06 AM.
Quote from rkurra :
My account is tagged as Fidelity Premium Services with a advisor assigned. However, I never got this offer; always just the $20 off. I figured maybe because I do not trade; not even a single trade this year. According to your input trade does not seem to be the selection criteria.

My daughter purchased under $3000 in index funds this year! I was surprised she got the free offer!!
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12-17-2020 at 10:07 AM.
12-17-2020 at 10:07 AM.
Quote from beepinMe :
My daughter has an account with Fidelity and never trades and the value is under $25,000 and the Turbo Tax Premier is also Free! Just did the download!!
Is her account householded with yours or do you qualify? Odd that she would get it with a $25k balance and no activity.
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vickh
12-17-2020 at 10:08 AM.
12-17-2020 at 10:08 AM.
Quote from bigBuyer :
Be careful with Intuit.

If you signup for this free turbotax Premier, you will encounter an agreement which effectively allows Intuit to gather all kind of information about you and sell it to 3rd parties. You don't have to sign it by "skipping it"

Intuit will still collect your information for its own use (which is a separate unskippable agreement).
only for free turbotax Premier? I know the info. trade off w/ creditkarma and I made the deal w/ devil last year since I'm getting tired of hunting for deals. What do they sell exactly that credit card co.s etc don't know already?


I wish amz. would allow the web version of tax software thru FSSS credits
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12-17-2020 at 10:09 AM.
12-17-2020 at 10:09 AM.
Quote from rkurra :
My account is tagged as Fidelity Premium Services with a advisor assigned. However, I never got this offer; always just the $20 off. I figured maybe because I do not trade; not even a single trade this year. According to your input trade does not seem to be the selection criteria.
The page I linked to at Fidelity has these requirements:

Active traders who trade 120+ trades per calendar year and has one or more nonretirement account(s).

Certain covered clients: Private Wealth Management (PWM) client and owns one or more nonretirement account(s) or PCG, Premium, and ATS clients with minimum assets of either: PWI assets of $1,000,000 or more and PI assets of at least $500,000 and own one or more nonretirement account or Nonretirement assets $1,000,000 or more. Applies to Federal returns and one state return only. Cost of additional state returns are the responsibility of the client.
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beepinMe
12-17-2020 at 10:10 AM.
12-17-2020 at 10:10 AM.
Quote from MisterBill :
Is her account householded with yours or do you qualify? Odd that she would get it with a $25k balance and no activity.


Her account is an individual account. She did purchase around $3000 in index funds this year but her total account is under $25,000
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vickh
12-17-2020 at 10:10 AM.
12-17-2020 at 10:10 AM.
Premium Services (>$250k) customers and also Active Traders??

Premium Services >$250k include 401k or just brokerage?
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12-17-2020 at 10:10 AM.
12-17-2020 at 10:10 AM.
Quote from bigBuyer :
Agreed! And do the tax return offline!
Quote from seawolf :
I use mint so they already have all my data. LoL
Plus I use a Robo-advisor and cannot imagine typing in all the stock transactions they make during the year.
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