We have used TurboTax for at least 5 years now, and it saves a heck of a lot of time and yelling and breaking of innocent objects.

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Product Description

TurboTax Home & Business was designed to help you take full advantage of your personal and business deductions so you get the biggest tax refund possible.

Shows you which expenses you can deduct for your vehicle, supplies, utilities, home office expenses, and more, so you get every business deduction you deserve. Saves time by automatically importing your investment information directly from your financial institution. Asks simple questions about your income, family situation and changes in your tax situation. Then, based on your answers, searches for more than 350 deductions to get you the biggest tax refund. Audit Risk Meter checks your tax return for common audit triggers. Shows whether your risk is high or low. And provides tips to help you reduce your chance of an audit. Guides you step by step through your tax return and puts your answers on the right tax forms for you. Skips interview questions that don't apply to you, so you can finish your return faster. Double-checks your return for errors, so you can be confident your taxes are done right. Dual Refund Monitor constantly displays and updates both your federal and state refunds (or taxes due) as you complete your federal return. Get your refund in as few as 8 days with efile and direct deposit. Shows Your Tax Refund in Real Time Federal Efile Included System Requirements - Windows or Mac OS X 10.4+

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #320 in Software
• Brand: Intuit, Inc.
• Model: 408086
• Released on: 2008-11-21
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Mac OS X
• Format: CD-ROM
• Dimensions: 2.00 pounds

Features

• Prepare and print unlimited federal and state returns; e-file up to five federal returns (per IRS guidelines) at no additional charge
• Includes free federal efile -- receive IRS confirmation and get your refund in as few as 8 days
• Tailors questions for sole proprietors, consultants, 1099 contractors, and single-owner LLCs and gives step-by-step guidance for entering income and expense
• Expanded Schedule C guidance shows which expenses you can deduct for your vehicle, supplies, home office expenses and more to maximize your business deductions
• Create W-2 and 1099-MISC forms for your employees and contractors (Windows only)

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Customer Reviews

Just Changed Price Structure!!!
I just went to the TurboTax site and they advise that they have dropped the $9.95 addition charge for each additional return. They claim an update to the program will come out on Dec. 20 to remove the screen that advised of the charge.

TurboTax has apologized to me. You should read this, please.
You may not need this expensive version of TurboTax if you're buying it primarily because you also have self-employment income (1099-MISC). I realize TT has recommended this but they've recanted and told me that the 2008 Deluxe version will be every bit as capable as the 2007 Deluxe version was in guiding us through the Schedule C, SE and other self employment forms.

Here's the dialogue:

TurboTax has just apologized to me.

TurboTax support has been extremely responsive in calling me back regarding my complaint to them about how badly they're confusing people on which TT product to buy.

I'd like you to read my question to them and then their answer. The bottom line is that TTDeluxe 2008 is every bit as comprehensive (and more) as the TTDeluxe 2007 product. There are no takeaways and no real reason for a Schedule D user to have to buy the Premiere version and no significant reason why a self-employed person MUST buy the Home/Business version. He knew their company screwed up and caused a public relations nightmare. Apparently the "recommended" upgrade products have expanded guidance and help for the uninitiated TT user.

If this 2nd review of mine is not accepted by Amazon, I will try to post it to the Premiere version and the Home/Business version and also as a comment to my 1st review here.

My question:

Considerable confusion exists as to whether a person with self employed income absolutely needs to buy the considerably more expensive Home/Business version. Your website indicates that the Deluxe version "includes" forms Sched. C, SE etc. and yet you say we should buy the more expensive program. This doesn't make sense. I'll be happy if Deluxe 2008 is as comprehensive as Deluxe 2007 was but nowhere do you compare the 2008 and 2007 versions.

You are getting very bad reviews this year on Amazon because of all this confusion. People believe you are taking away function from Deluxe and raising the price to boot.

Their response:

"These are the actions we took to assist you in resolving your issue:

I was able to express to Sam that the Deluxe program will have the same functionality as in previous years, as well as additional features as well. Sam express his confusion on the product features and that of the comparison between each of the verison of TTax. I informed Sam that he has given me a great piece of reference when relaying the changes, functions, and ease of usage within the program.
I will be able to inform my supervisors on this as well as urge the response for our return customers, as well as new.
Thank You Sam."

Intuit Listening to their customers
It is nice to see that Intuit is listening to their customers. They have revised their pricing structure to include 5 federal returns and e-files with each TurboTax product. Turbo Tax is still the best way to go if you are filing yourself, but I wasn't going to buy it until they revised their pricing structure. Thanks for listening Intuit.