

TurboTax Premier Federal + State + eFile 2008 [OLD VERSION]
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Bil. Alvernaz
> 24 hourIf youre paying someone to do your taxes - STOP DOING THAT! TurboTax walks you through everything! And, even though the new Treasury Secretary couldnt figure out how to use it, TurboTax a) makes sure you get all of the tax breaks you deserve; and b) it is pretty hard to cheat on your taxes with TurboTax, too ... unless you leave out information. The bottom line is that you work your way step by step through TurboTax and NOTHING gets overlooked ... when youre done, TurboTax checks things over for you, too ... then you can file electronically, which is great (and speeds up your return) ... Probably the best feature about TurboTax is the getting started part. That is always the hassle in doing your taxes. Well, with TurboTax all you have to do is get your W2s, 1099s, and any other financial, year end statements ... then you just walk your way through TurboTax ... it has a calculator at the top of the screen giving you an up-to-the-minute status of how much you owe or will have to pay. And, then next year, when it comes time to do this all over again, TurboTax imports all of your information so getting started is effortless. And, with the IRS admitting to a 21 error rate in data entry, Electronic filing is the only way to go ... no chance for data entry errors and youll get your return much faster! Oh, and for you folks who like to or just wait until the last minute to do your taxes, TurboTax saves the day there, too, because youll get your taxes done much faster and without all the heartache. This year there is no fee for online filing ... in fact, if you do your taxes online (which is secure and safe with TurboTax), there is no charge for that either! TurboTax ... it is still the best ... since 1984 ... Disclaimer: I helped build the company known ChipSoft (the original company where TurboTax was born, thanks to a guy named Mike Chipman). I handled media relations and did the strategy and planning for growing the company ... It all started when I did one of the first comparative product reviews on tax software ... I picked TurboTax #1 then and I still feel it is #1 ... after I did the review, Mike contacted me to help him grow his company, so I jumped right in! I believe in this product and can recommend it completely and fully ... you wont believe how great it is to do your own taxes (and it is then when youll learn that with TurboTax you could have been doing your taxes all along!) ... oh, and one final point: In the early days when we were still selling the idea of people doing their own taxes, we started an advertising campaign of what we called love letters ... what we did was with the excess product left over at the end of the year, we sold those for just the price of shipping, with the ad campaign reading, Hey, check out your accountant and see if anything was missed on your taxe return. Well, we got hundreds of letters where people found not just $10 or $20 in deductions were missed ... it was THOUSANDS of dollars ... TurboTax is thorough in making sure you get every tax break you are entitiled to ... so, even if you still feel you want someone to do your taxes, get TurboTax anyway (Costco and Sams Club have great prices on the package) and just run the numbers on your own ... you know, just to be sure ... by doing that, youll see just how easy it is to do your taxes AND you just might find more coins than you would under the sofa cushions! [...]
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David Beale
> 24 hourA bit lacking from interface, TT08 is still better than pencil and paper. A test run through a dozen consumers would out problematic features/characteristics.
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John Kramer
> 24 hourHave used TT for years. Each year the tweeking to market it worsens. Too many versions. Too many gotchas to increase cost. When TaxCut includes broker downloads TT will be in trouble. That is the only reason for not using TaxCut rather than TurboTax. Also, having the availability of a next years planner would be great. There once was provision for forecasting the following years situation. Now, not much help. TurboTax is still good but when competitors improve the aggrevated customers will jump ship quickly.
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Horse Trader
> 24 hourMuch improved over last time I used it - two years ago - with a better interface for asking questions and returning to these questions later. Installed on my two pcs without a problem and worked without a problem; state piece downloaded when needed.
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kruisinet
> 24 hourI have used Turbo Tax for years, and will continue to do so. I needed TT Premium for reporting rental property income and expenses, and this handles it very well. Very good product, very logically presented.
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Robert D. Spessard
> 24 hourExcellent Product, have used TurboTax for many years with no problems!
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PatF
> 24 hourI like to do my taxes manually and then enter it into turbo tax and see if it did it right. A lot cheaper than paying an accountant and so nice to not have to go looking for forms all over the place
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Larry Berger
> 24 hourIt works very well. This 2008 version is alot more user friendly than the previous years.
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Dr. Zora Olson MD
> 24 hourI have used Tax Cut for years. Too much manual data entry. Turbo Tax is worthy of the name. I have an active investment account and a mutual fund that rebalances frequently. I imported all the 1099 information without error, fast. With Tax Cut I always had to complete the foreign tax credit form myself. Turbo Tax did it for me. How painless. The interview screens are comfortable to use and have plenty of additional information if you need it. With five e-files I can do taxes for the whole family. Pricey but money well spent for me. I will use it from now on.
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Fred R. Brock
> 24 hourTurboTax Premier is a great program but just a bit awkward. Every time you go back to the program after shutting down, you have to move through several screens that seem redundant. Otherwise, great.