XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, misc.taxes   
   From: mariasophia@comprehension.com   
      
   AJL wrote:   
   > On 1/27/26 5:37 PM, Maria Sophia wrote:   
   >>I bought TurboTax at Costco today for $55.99 - $11 = $44.99 + 0% tax.   
   >>   
   >>At home I try to install it on Windows 10, and it says it won't load.   
   >>Apparently it needs Windows 11.   
   >>   
   >>Why?   
   >>What on earth could TurboTax need that only Windows 11 can supply?   
   >>   
   >>Is there a known workaround?   
   >   
   > There is but you wouldn't like it. TurboTax online. Should work fine on a   
   >  Windows10 browser. I've used it on Chromebooks for years...   
      
   Hi AJL,   
      
   Yet again, Intuit blindsided loyal users, this time by requiring Win11 for   
   the 25 tax year when the version of Windows was never previously an issue.   
      
   The workaround I was asking about would have been a registry hack of some   
   sort, most likely, that told TurboTax to install anyway, since there is no   
   earthly reason that Turbotax shouldn't work just fine on Windows 10 PCs.   
      
   As you suggested, buying TurboTax Online would technically solve it, but   
   you know me well enough that doing anything like that online is anathema.   
      
   You can see that I've used the Costco TurboTax desktop version for years   
   and never once had to worry about whether it would run on the current   
   Windows release. Windows 10 is still supported by Microsoft through October   
   2026, so it never crossed my mind that Intuit would suddenly cut it off.   
       
      
   This isn't the first time Intuit blindsided its loyal users though, so, for   
   me, it's simply the straw that broke the camel's back because a punitive   
   action like this with no underlying justification says a lot about Intuit.   
    1. Intuit sneakily removed key schedules from Deluxe around tax year 2014   
    2. Intuit sneakily added the Internet requirement around tax year 2022   
    3. Intuit enforced the privacy-robbing account around tax year 2023   
    4. Intuit enforced an unnecessary Windows 11 requirement in tax year 2025   
      
   They only get three strikes.   
   And that's four.   
      
   They're out.   
      
   More to the point, as far as I can tell, no other major consumer tax   
   software has dropped Windows 10. H&R Block, TaxAct, etc. still run fine on   
   Windows 10. TurboTax seems to be the only one forcing this upgrade.   
      
   Why?   
      
   This thread, in order to remain fruitful for those reading, needs to morph   
   toward replacements for Intuit TurboTax that work with our home computers.   
      
   On Amazon, I found this to be the best price, so far, at least for now:   
    $42.50 H&R Block Deluxe + State (desktop)   
    Federal e-file is free (included with the software).   
    Each state e-file is $19.95 per state return   
      
   Note that the price between the two companies' Deluxe is about the same.   
    $55.99 - $11 = $44.99 Intuit TurboTax Deluxe + State (desktop)   
    Federal e-file is free (included with the software).   
    Each state e-file is $25 per state return but you get $10 off once   
      
   Total for H&R Block Deluxe + State (desktop) fed+state efile = $62.45   
   Total for TurboTax Deluxe + State (desktop) fed+state efile = $59.99   
      
   The delta is about $2.50 which means the prices are essentially the same.   
   What matters now is the functionality differences.   
      
   Anyone have real-world advice on how TurboTax compares to H&R Block?   
   --   
   When a company can't explain why they made this move, you know they didn't   
   do it for your own good. There is some other reason why Intuit did this.   
      
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