I thought a few years ago everybody was put on auto renewal unless they specifically elected not to do so.  I think the auto renewal/early renewal saves you something like 10 cents as a reward for doing so.  As far as paying Intuit now ------------------------------ no way.  Absolutely no way.  No, no, no, no, no.  Did I mention no?  My personal preference would be to not pay in full until they have released a fully functional product.  Of course, that normally doesn't happen until close to the October 15th extended due date, so I don't think that is going to happen.