Why am I charged a $9.95 fee per return when we selected the Free return option? I don't remember us picking any options at any point in the process. What is that fee for

 

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It sounds like you added the TurboTax Plus bundle to your return. You would have added it right at the beginning when you started your return.

The Plus bundle gave you the ability to transfer your prior return into this year's return and gave you access to phone support.