Software Reviews: TurboTax

TurboTax
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admin on 05 February, 2009 05:28:00
 
Turbo Tax from Intuit is an award winning tax preparation software package that
has been designed to make filing your taxes a matter of ease. The software is
both fast and easy to manage and has an extensive help section to handle
customer queries.                                   Read more>>
The software is available in both desktop and online versions and you can buy
either, depending on what is best for you. This is one software package that
comes highly recommended by us, on account of its accuracy, speed and easy
navigability, not to mention its many versions.
Turbo Tax comes in four different versions in order to better match various
customer requirements. The tax software package caters to all tax payers and has
something for everyone, whether you are a wage-earner, investor or entrepreneur.
*The Turbo Tax Basic package is free to download and can be used by those who
just want to file simple tax returns and get refunds wherever possible. 	*The
Turbo Tax Deluxe is worth $29.95 and has been designed to assist those who need
to make large monthly payments such as homeowners, or tax payers who have
medical expenses or those who are in the habit of making donations. 	*The
feature rich Turbo       Tax Premier can be purchased for $49.95 and is ideal
for investors.	*The Turbo Tax Home and       Business tax software package is
geared to assist business owners, entrepreneurs and consultants deal with their
taxes effectively.
Do remember that although the online versions of Turbo Tax allow users to make
free electronic filings of their tax returns, the desktop versions charge $17.95
per electronic filing.
Turbo Tax has a good error detection feature that catches data entry typos and
other mistakes thus enabling you to file in accurate tax returns. The software
has been so well designed that even novices find it easy to navigate and use.
This software package has our vote in terms of the best designed tax software,
and allows users to move smoothly from one section to other without any hassles.
The software does not require the user to have much accounting experience as
well and uses a simple but highly effective question and answer system. Should
users be unsure of how to answer a particular query, the detailed help section
would be able to clear their doubts.
Turbo Tax provides it users with every opportunity to claim a deduction and
helps you to get the best returns possible. The Turbo Tax software package then
checks for errors before you file your returns.
Intuit has also released another version of the software, Turbo Tax Personal
Pro, which will have a professional tax preparer take care of your taxes for
you, thus providing you the ultimate service for a price of $74.95.