TurboTax Home & Business Federal + e-File + State 2010 - [Old Version]
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DUTCH
> 3 dayIve used TurboTax for over 25 years. This year they seems to have changed their business model with respect to the ability to do a state tax return. As stated in the product description and printed on the box, one (1) state software download is included. In past years, this one state software download would process more than one state tax return within that state. However this year, when actually using the product, it will only allow you to process a single tax return for that state. In the past, I have always done my own and my kids returns - both Federal and State (all in the same state). I first processed my own Federal and State returns. When I proceeded to do my kids returns, I could process all three Federal returns without a hitch. In order to process their State returns (all in the same state as my own), it demanded another state download for each kids return at a cost of $39.95 each. They have apparently changed their business model; and this is just not right! Im very disappointed!
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JimK
> 3 dayI am the go to guy for my family when it comes to taxes. I generally prepare around 8 returns a year for family members. They fill a wide range of needs when it comes to taxes, so I get the home and business version to cover the entire range. As for the product itself - I have used this version for at lest 7 years running. That should tell you something right there. I simply trust TTax better than I trust myself. Although I am pretty knowledgable about taxes, they are complex and I need TTax to help me remember things that I would probably forget if I did them by hand. Plus the ability to bring information forward from previous years also helps me remember things about the relatives I do returns for that they themselves have forgotten. It has saved me many times. My only complaint is that starting last year TTax started putting in a max of 5 returns per license. They didnt announce it and it messed me up a lot last year, because I did some dummy returns to check out different scenarios (married filing separately, etc.). Went aganst my number of returns. Now I know to do some of the simpler ones on the onling free version. I do wish that TTax would raise the limit to like 10 or so.
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E. Thornwell Arthur
Greater than one weekWhen I bought this
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Aquinas
> 3 dayWhile I am a salaried rat, my wife is a consultant and uses a limited liability company as her legal entity for her work. So the Home & Business version of Turbo Tax is very helpful in not only handling a salaried employee but also in handling an independent contractor type such as my wife. It really helps with the categorization of business expenses for the LLC. Ive used this product for years and always feel very comfortable with it.
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John Jr
> 3 dayWe have been using TurboTax for over 10 years now. Always quick and easy. I definitely recommend using their Its Deductable site to track your donations during the year. One state form and federal e-filing if included, so most people will only have to pay to e-file the state return ($19.95)
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wgb
> 3 dayAfter working as a contractor in three states in the course of one year, the tax collector from each state came calling. With TurboTax doing the various state taxes - and the federal taxes - was a snap. The federal people were easier to deal with than the state collectors, but TurboTax took care of everything. Worth every penny. Turns what could be a nightmare into an interesting task. It also helps determine the lowest taxes due.
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Norman R. Cyr
> 3 dayI used a CPA for years to do my business taxes, but a few years ago I switched over to TurboTax. Now I can file my taxes each year for less than $100. My CPA out priced himself a few years back when he charged me over $250 to do my taxes.
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Crystal Delgado
> 3 dayThe program is easy to use. You can stop and go as you please. I have used TurboTax the past three years and have been satisfied with the results.
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Jim Hogsett
> 3 dayI have used Turbo Tax for several years and it is an excellent product. They make it so easy for entering your tax data from tax forms and they do the rest of the work through placing it on required tax forms. (However, do not use the download version even though this costs considerably less than the disk. I have seen many complaints about technical problems in downloading the progrqam.) If you will use this product instead of an accountant, you WILL save lots of money which is left for YOU to use!
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Christian
> 3 dayTurboTax makes a very complicated process easy. It takes you through entering tax data step by step in a simplified manner, and provides tips and advice each step along the way. Then it calculated your tax, choosing the right forms and making decisions about the best way to complete the forms, when there is more than one way to do so. I recommend Turbo Tax for simple to moderately complex returns. (I think you will be money ahead to have highly complex returns reviewed by a professional - no $79 computer program is going to outwit a trained professional.) One word of caution - the TurboTax front cover says Includes Federal and State Taxes. What it means is that TurboTax fills out the state forms. There is a substantial extra charge (about $40) for efiling the state form (Federal efiling is free). Of course, you can always send in the state return by regular US mail.
