Which program is the best for Tax Return???

[pcclub2000]

Which program is the best for Tax Return???
I've heared about Quicken 2002.

Thanks

 

[Paladin]

Turbo Tax. It's great. I've used it the past 3 years. It will even import your data from the previous year so you don't have to re-type it all. It acts like an interview, asking questions then you fill in the blanks. It's fun to play with the numbers to see what different kind of results you can get.

 

[corkyg]

Turbo Tax imports data from Quicken. This year Tax Cut beat out TT as "Ed's Choice" in PC Mag. I have used them both for over 10 years, and now have hired an accountant. That is really the easiest.

 

[Garion]

I've always been a huge fan of TurboTax - I've done my own taxes and that of several family and friends for about seven years - Never a problem. This year, it took me about fifteen minutes. Granted, mine aren't terribly complex, but if you can do 'em that fast.. Well worth the $35.

On the note of taxes.. Quicken has their Quicken Tax Freedom Project - No, not freedom from tax, but a offer to allow anyone who makes less than $25K per year to fill out and submit their taxes for FREE. No charge, no software, nada. Definitely something to takea look at.

I've never used their on-line product, but if it's anything like their software nearly anyone can do it, especially if your taxes are pretty simple.

- G

 

[GrumpyMan]

I used TaxAct.com and did mine in about 15 minutes yesterday. It only cost $7.95 to file electronically. Granted mine are not complex either. The IRS already has approved my return and I will be recieving my refund direct deposit in about 10 days or so.

 

[absentminded]

Turbo Tax !!!!

Been using it for the past 7 years and its quite easy to use.

Best of Luck

 

[Armitage]

I used TaxCut once, a few years back. I found it to be buggy, unintuitive, hard to use, etc. But that was years ago, I assume they've improved.
I've used TurboTax since then, and have generally been pretty happy with it.

That said, does it have to load all that garbage?!?
It installed IE5.5, which is OK, except that it decided it wanted to be the default browser (which is not OK).
It also dumped a few more advertizements on my desktop (AOL, Keen, Quicken, etc.).
And then I had to reinstall the 2000 version, and got them all over again!

It's not that big a deal I guess. I've just gotten so far away from that nonsense running Linux that it's really irritating now.

 

[oboeguy]

I second GrumpyMan's suggestion of TaxAct, linkified here. I've used it for the last three or four years. It also imports previous settings. My tax situation has not been overly complicated, like GM. However, I should admit that TaxAct did not account for NYC residents who worked in NJ -- I had to download fill-out the NJ non-resident form myself. I wonder, though, if any programs handle that.

 

[CPA]

TaxAct for the last four years. It is great and the standard version is FREE, without rebates or other purchase. Last year I did find an informational bug related to the child care credit when filer is using a DCAP program, but I easily erased the number and continued on. The Deluxe version (9.95, I believe) includes What-ifs and allows import of last years tax information. Other than that it is not much different than the Standard. Also, comes with a good online help and regs in plain english.