Been using this for about 7 years. Its always free. This year I was prompted to upgrade to a $100+ version in order to file my taxes. It would not allow me to file them without upgrading. Called customer service and it magically became free again. This is clearly bait and switch marketing that probably works on alot of people. Do yourself a favor and use a different program that doesn't use deceptive marketing strategies. I'll be switching programs for next tax season.