The Offer
- Get 1,000 bonus Southwest miles when using TurboTax through the RapidRewards shopping portal
The Fine Print
- The 1,000 Rapid Rewards® bonus points can only be earned by filing an online federal tax return (filing must be made between Wednesday, January 3, 2018, and Tuesday, April 17, 2018, after clicking through this offer on Rapid Rewards Shopping® and logging in to be eligible (the “Bonus Period”).
- TurboTax Online Federal Products qualifying for 1,000 Rapid Rewards bonus points are the 2017 online version of TurboTax Free Edition, TurboTax Deluxe, TurboTax Premier, and TurboTax Self-Employed. This Rapid Rewards bonus points offer may not be combined with any other product or offer from TurboTax, limit one (1) bonus redemption per Rapid Rewards account number.
- Eligible only after a tax year 2017 completed federal tax return is filed during the Bonus Period.
- Federal tax filings made using TurboTax CDs, TurboTax Freedom Edition, TurboTax Live, downloaded products, or in-app purchases are not eligible for the bonus offer.
- Please allow up to eight weeks from the date of your qualified federal tax filing for your Rapid Rewards account to be credited with 1,000 Rapid Rewards bonus points.
- Rapid Rewards bonus points will not count towards A-List, A-List Preferred, or Companion Pass qualifications. All Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply and can be found at Southwest.com/rrterms.
Our Verdict
They are offering smaller bonuses with other airline portals, but Southwest is by far the best at 1,000 points (others are 450 miles and under). They offered the same deal last year as well, any questions you have may have been asked and answered there so have a read through the comments before asking similar questions here.
Hat tip to ctr2010
FYI, For my state of Kentucky return, Turbo Tax incorrectly estimated the Family size tax credit to the tune of several hundred dollars. (Bassically a credit for lower incomes.) Essentially H&R block says I get $400 more back.
I’m guessing this is somewhat rare, but can still happen apparantly (I’ve gone and read the tax form. While the form is confucing I’m 90% sure HR block is the correct one.
If you make 66k or less you can file NY state income tax online for free with Turbo Tax. I did this last year for an elderly relative in NYC. https://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/efile/
Can you file state for free?
Just federal I believe
Does anyone know / have datapoint that if I choose to file by mail in the end, and just toss away the forms it produces, will I get bonus points?
Pretty sure you need to actually file using it. You could file free, leaving much things out and amend your return using paper after (since TT charges for even things like an HSA, I believe). However, that might not be worth 1k miles…
file this one in the Kohl’s appliance rebate cabinet
I quite like doing my taxes by hand. Good for the soul, the mind’s arithmetic, and sharpening of the ability to read T&Cs 🙂
I use turbotax only to verify calculations of other free tools and then file either with them or by mail, whichever is free and support forms and my circumstances
This is the best way to use TT. Verify TT results with other providers and file taxes using the cheaper option.