{"id":1020,"date":"2026-01-20T04:48:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T20:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/turbotax-deluxe-is-on-sale-for-45-ahead-of-tax-season\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T04:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T20:48:48","slug":"turbotax-deluxe-is-on-sale-for-45-ahead-of-tax-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/turbotax-deluxe-is-on-sale-for-45-ahead-of-tax-season\/","title":{"rendered":"TurboTax Deluxe is on sale for $45 ahead of tax season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the spring approaching, it&#8217;s time to start thinking about how you&#8217;ll file your taxes. Unfortunately, with the <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/big-tech\/the-irs-free-tax-filing-tool-reportedly-wont-be-offered-in-2026-185430716.html\">recent demise of Direct File<\/a>, there isn&#8217;t a free, government-provided alternative to TurboTax in 2026, and you&#8217;ll need to look to other federal programs, including <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/e-file-do-your-taxes-for-free\">IRS Free File<\/a>, to file your paperwork. If you don&#8217;t qualify for Free File, chances are you&#8217;ll need to dish out cash for Intuit&#8217;s software. And while we hate to suggest you give money to a company that has <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/prospect.org\/2025\/04\/17\/2025-04-17-intuit-turbotax-wins-battle-against-taxpayers-irs-direct-file\/\">spent decades lobbying<\/a> to ensure America&#8217;s tax system remains a nightmare, we can at least save you some money if TurboTax is your only option.<\/p>\n\n<p>Right now, Amazon has discounted the <a data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Amazon;elmt:;cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/rdlw?merchantId=66ea567a-c987-4c2e-a2ff-02904efde6ea&amp;itemId=amazon_B0FWTS91PP&amp;siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=8d4b28c6-34f1-44bb-800a-eec732a96ded&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=Amazon&amp;linkText=deluxe+desktop+edition+of+TurboTax&amp;custData=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&amp;signature=AQAAAW8L9G1hmZszyege3Mjq8IzopOwPoqZ8lfAwan_ZS8gi&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FTurboTax-Premier-Desktop-Federal-Download%2Fdp%2FB0FWTS91PP%2Fref%3Dast_sto_dp_puis\" class=\"rapid-with-clickid\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/TurboTax-Premier-Desktop-Federal-Download\/dp\/B0FWTS91PP\/ref=ast_sto_dp_puis?th=1\">deluxe desktop edition of TurboTax<\/a> by 44 percent. That gets you $35 off software that normally costs $80, which you can use to file both your individual state and federal taxes. For most Americans, that should cover their needs, though if you&#8217;re self-employed, you&#8217;ll need to pony up for the more expensive <a data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Amazon;elmt:;cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/rdlw?merchantId=66ea567a-c987-4c2e-a2ff-02904efde6ea&amp;itemId=amazon_B0FWV2NJV5&amp;siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=8d4b28c6-34f1-44bb-800a-eec732a96ded&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=Amazon&amp;linkText=Business+version+of+TurboTax&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tL1R1cmJvVGF4LUJ1c2luZXNzLURlc2t0b3AtRmVkZXJhbC1Eb3dubG9hZC9kcC9CMEZXVjJOSlY1L3JlZj1hc3Rfc3RvX2RwX3B1aXM_dGFnPWdkZ3QwYy0yMCIsImNvbnRlbnRVdWlkIjoiOGQ0YjI4YzYtMzRmMS00NGJiLTgwMGEtZWVjNzMyYTk2ZGVkIiwib3JpZ2luYWxVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tL1R1cmJvVGF4LUJ1c2luZXNzLURlc2t0b3AtRmVkZXJhbC1Eb3dubG9hZC9kcC9CMEZXVjJOSlY1L3JlZj1hc3Rfc3RvX2RwX3B1aXMiLCJkeW5hbWljQ2VudHJhbFRyYWNraW5nSWQiOnRydWUsInNpdGVJZCI6InVzLWVuZ2FkZ2V0IiwicGFnZUlkIjoiMXAtYXV0b2xpbmsiLCJmZWF0dXJlSWQiOiJ0ZXh0LWxpbmsifQ&amp;signature=AQAAAb0SqAIVO-2QeU6F8v1lz3jidDoYmdfaviPLW5VWaXo9&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FTurboTax-Business-Desktop-Federal-Download%2Fdp%2FB0FWV2NJV5%2Fref%3Dast_sto_dp_puis\" class=\"rapid-with-clickid\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/TurboTax-Business-Desktop-Federal-Download\/dp\/B0FWV2NJV5\/ref=ast_sto_dp_puis?th=1\">Business version of TurboTax<\/a>, which is currently 42 percent off, or $54 off. One last thing to note: you&#8217;ll need a PC with either Windows 11 or macOS Sonoma to run the software, so an older machine won&#8217;t do, unfortunately.<\/p>\n<p> <span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Follow <\/em><a data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EngadgetDeals\"><em>@EngadgetDeals<\/em><\/a><em> on X for the latest <\/em><a data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/deals\/\"><em>tech deals<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/best-tech\/\"><em>buying advice<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/deals\/turbotax-deluxe-is-on-sale-for-45-ahead-of-tax-season-204848571.html?src=rss<\/p><p>Please credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/obagg.com\">OBA Blog<\/a> &raquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/turbotax-deluxe-is-on-sale-for-45-ahead-of-tax-season\/\">TurboTax Deluxe is on sale for $45 ahead of tax season<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the spring approaching, it&#8217;s time to start thinking about how you&#8217;ll file your taxes. Unfortunately, with the recent demise of Direct File, there isn&#8217;t a free, government-provided alternative to TurboTax in 2026, and you&#8217;ll need to look to other federal programs, including IRS Free File, to file your paperwork. If you don&#8217;t qualify for Free File, chances are you&#8217;ll need to dish out cash for Intuit&#8217;s software. And while we hate to suggest you give money to a company that has spent decades lobbying to ensure America&#8217;s tax system remains a nightmare, we can at least save you some money if TurboTax is your only option. Right now, Amazon has discounted the deluxe desktop edition of TurboTax by 44 percent. That gets you $35 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-share"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1020\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}