I need the premier version due to T3 income, but why must my wife also upgrade to premium when she has no T3 income ?

Unfortunately, when filing returns together, both returns need to be done on the same version in order for all credits and calculations to be done properly.

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Thanks for your reply but I'm not convinced really and rather believe it's a gouge. Fine for this year I suppose but may reconsider using other software for next. 

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