I would have paid the "Fast Path" fee, which became a separate charge a few years ago, for TY2021, just to be able to e-file TY2020, Amended returns.

I asked the sales department if Intuit would consider a stand alone charge for just the Fast Path option, without getting the current tax year software, but it fell on deaf ears. 

It would have been a great option, for me personally, since I retired in November of the 2021 and closed my practice. But we all know that just because tax season ends, doesn't mean the IRS won't be sending notices at any given time down the road. Especially after Covid and all it brought to the tax table.

Once again, penny wise thinking on Intuit's part, let them miss a great revenue opportunity by being pound foolish. All or nothing, I guess. The software has been lacking, for years, in many areas that an easy correction would have been a great benefit for all concerned. Unfortunately, the overall attitude is "here's what we got, deal with it" as the disclaimer in the Terms and Agreement so clearly state.

"We do not guarantee that anything will work correctly" is pretty much the gist of it. I was pretty amazed and impressed at how well the Free File software at IRS.gov, worked from day one, when I used it to file a few free family returns. Family never lets you retire.😁

I believe the IRS, in the next 10 years, will develop a system for e-filing directly by the taxpayer.

Even better, just send me a notice, based on all the income forms received by both the taxpayer and the IRS, and tell me what I owe or what I will receive as a refund. If I don't agree, then maybe a tax preparer gets involved. It would work for many individual taxpayers with simple returns.

Best of luck to all and thank God the "All-Stars" still give enough of a **bleep** to keep this forum running by providing the only source of solutions to Intuit's glaring indifference for the quality of their products.

Did I mention, I don't miss tax season one bit? 😂😂