One software download for basic and business

[CESMITHCPA]

Go back to providing one software to download for unlimited 1040 & 4 states w/businesses.  Downloading multiple software utilizes more CPU/memory.  With today's technology, certain access can be restricted within the software which is how it was previously.  I'm not sure why you switched to separate software.  It's been a pain ever since.

[TaxGuyBill]

As far as I know, Basic has ALWAYS been a separate program.

If you has previously use the same program, I suspect that you previously used Professional for 1040s, not Basic.

It's not merely "access", it is functionality.  Basic has very different navigation and functions than Professional.

As a side note, unless you are using both programs at the same time, downloading two programs does not use more CPU power or more RAM.  It does take up a little more hard drive space, but hard drive space is usually very abundant.