A bug I have seen in several past versions is that the numbers on the brief instructions for what to do, and/or the interview view, do not agree with those on the form view. In those instances the numbers shown in form view were correct.
For the 2023 tax year I filed with the extended deadline. TurboTax was updated several times during the summer, long after the normal filing deadline, including in August and September if I recall correctly. No comment was given on what was changed, and I did not notice any difference in my forms.
This year I chose to wait to order until yesterday, trying to give Intuit as long as possible to revise with bug fixes. The Amazon page said “Available now”. I placed the order and went to the download page. My order was listed, but no download button. Many years of past purchases of TurboTax were all listed, and each had a download button. I went through many pages of automated help, but none were helpful. My Apple Card was charged when I placed the purchase. Today (a day after the purchase) I looked again. Still no download button.
My guess is Intuit realized their product was defective and not ready for release, so they pulled it until they can make a less buggy version. Whatever is going on, it would be better if some notice were posted. Making the product unavailable a month before its use by date, and still charging for it, is unsettling.
Can anyone offer any insight as to what is going on?
If my guess is correct and a major revision is in progress, current uses might want to wait for the update, and not waste time trying find and work along bugs that might be fixed soon.