State e-file additional Buy now. STEP 1. Includes free federal e-file State additional. Basic Step-by-step guidance Includes 5 federal e-files. State download and e-file additional. Deluxe Maximizing your deductions Includes 5 federal e-files. State e-file additional. Learn more Product activation required via Internet. Download option requires free online Intuit account. Windows 8 and macOS Mojave Privacy Settings. Because of my Linux Desktop, I use the cheaper TaxAct online program but the ergonomy and lack of other features is a drag.
For whatif scenarios, I put dummy values is some replies, change them up and down and see the effects on the running Tax totals. TaxAct is my choice over TurboTax. Quite a bit less than the Intuit price. Harry, any thoughts on Credit Karma tax online service? Filing looks free and reputable company? I just purchased Turbotax from Amazon. I was unable to accomplish this even after spending 20 minutes with Amazon support. Way too much trouble!!
Premier supposedly does more than Deluxe for those with capital gains and rental property income and expenses. You can start with Deluxe. If you see you need more, you can upgrade to Premier within the program. First time to your blog thinking about another issue, but happend on to this tax post. The point about maintaining and paying for a computer is not a bad one. You are a business person and are very familiar with your computer and probably have a more sophisticated back up system.
It all takes much more time too. Not just a few minutes of installing the software. I can not imagine going back to installing software on my computer every year. The cost are absolutely not just the cost of the CD or download.
Online all my returns are easily accessible and the new tax year, starting and importing is done so quickly. In this case time is money for sure.
Look forward to reading many more of your posts. Hi Harry, my first visit after stumbling on to site. I always use Download or CD preferred for all the reasons you mentioned. Overall, I prefer TaxCut by far. Even worse is lack of decent Next Year Planning. In general, paid reviewers articles regarding tax software is cursuary so? Your review is far better. Two last Cmts: CD is being phased out industry-wide.
State modules that TT others? Provide as downloads are often not product on TT, they can be poor quality and just confuse the unwitting tax preparer. In general, paid reviewers articles regarding tax software is cursuary sp? Internet downloads only in future. Could you elaborate more on your comparison? I also tried this year the free CreditKarma and it was not bad but I was blocked at the end by a limitation of business expenses to only 1 vehicle so had to fall back on TaxAct.
I have the following wishlist after having used TaxAct which keeps getting more expensive without adding any feature or improve ergonomics : 1 Divide browser display area into one part for interview process and the other for the filing form or worksheet as it is getting computed Turbo Tax and Tax Cut have this capability 2 Allow the viewing of 2 or more different pages in different tabs to be able to enter data more consistently.
If you need to do an amended return, Turbotax makes you download an abbreviated version of the desktop version.
Many companies these days like to send tax docs out very late and this can require an amended return. Hi Harry, Thanks for your review. Thank you! Only you can answer that question. Why do they sell a CD product if I need the internet to install it? More importantly, does anyone offer tax software that does NOT require the internet for installation?
Andy, I think the answer is simple. How do you make it accurate when a lot of the tax rules and calculations usually are changing past Dec 31st of the previous year? Make people download the most current copy. Otherwise it is way too expensive for any company to keep shipping CDs every time an update is needed. Also, piracy of the software becomes an issue if anyone can copy and use it. With an online update, I can download the file, turn off internet access, and install the update.
I have a bit more control, or at least I think I do. I took the executable file put it on a thumbdrive, turned off the wifi on my laptop and installed it with no problem. Never saw any part of the software other than that message ie, no activation page.
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Try the CD then? After the 5th federal return is e-filed, any after that have to be printed, signed and mailed to the IRS. FOr the federal return, there is no additional charge beyond what you paid for the CD to e-file or mail the federal return.
The "one free state" means that you don't pay the purchase price of the first state module you download. But depending on the state, you will pay to e-file that state return. You can avoid that charge by electing to print, sign and mail the state return. For additional states you will pay to purchase that state module. Then you will pay again to e-file that state. But as before, the e-filing charge can be avoided if you elect to print, sign and mail the state return to the state.
Finally, understand that this is a public user-to-user forum and nobody here has any say or control over pricing. Additionally, TurboTax has no control over what 3rd party vendors, such as Cosco may charge for the CD.
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