Has anyone gotten their 2026 renewal invoice that shows a 54% increase from the price for the 2025 renewal?

I saw the fast path fee increase from 500 to 800, so thats one extra return I have to prepare to cover the increase...how many dollars is 54% ?

Between ProSeries and QuickBooks I had a massive increase in software costs.  Looking for different solutions because I am no longer a “partner” as a ProAdvisor but deep pockets for Intuit.  About at the breaking point.

Intuit just rolled out their new format here so I’m sure a lot of Intuit peoples will be reading your posts and I’m almost positive someone from Intuit will respond ---------------------------------- or maybe not.

What increased for them so much that they have to raise the price of the renewal so high?  Is this a message about our continued business?

I feel like they’re pushing Proadvisors out.  It concerns me to see popups in the software trying to get the users to use Intuit bookkeeping….what a slap in the face to the person who brought clients to them.  The fees increases far outpace the inflation rate.  At what point can I not pass those on to my clients?  Now, it seems.  I keep absorbing the costs and it is making me bitter.  Intuit seems to have no problem with accountant and Proadvisor concerns.  They’re in their own little bubble and the software just gets more bloated and unstable.  I’m talking to other providers.  After 25 years I’m just almost done.

I received my renewal and its 23% more than last year.  I almost hit the ceiling.    The 2024/ 2025 increase was 6%.  And in the last 4 years it has gone up 53% in total.  This is ridiculous.  For a program that does the same thing every year?  Where’s the efficiency by intuit?  AI can make their annual updates now at a fraction of the cost.  it’s time to switch supplier.  

How many dollars does 54% represent?  How many more returns would you have to prepare to cover it?

I have used Proseries for over 30 years and am retired and only do 5 individual returns and one partnership return, so on a pay-per-return basis.  The partnership has an installment sale and ‘26 will be it’s last year.  I tried switching to Proconnect  in ‘24, but it couldn’t handle the installment sale properly.  After 2 weeks without anyone able to tell me how to input in proconnect to get the correct gain, I gave up and went back to Proseries (which I am very proficient in and have been satisfied with over the years).  I recently received my renewal notice with a 50% increase in the Fast Path Services License.  Proseries should do a better job of helping long-time loyal customers after they retire, instead of trying to price us out of their product.