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TurboTax Home & Business Federal & State Returns + Federal E-File 2013 - Mac/Windows
Average Customer Rating:
4.5
Rating breakdown 13,019 reviews
5 Stars
8,663
4 Stars
3,101
3 Stars
723
2 Stars
316
1 Star
216
Customer Reviews for TurboTax Home & Business Federal & State Returns + Federal E-File 2013 - Mac/Windows
Customer Rating
5
TurboTax - Still rock solid returns years later
on April 11, 2014
Posted by: norfa1976
This is my first year using TurboTax Home and Business (I usually use Premier or Deluxe). I made the switch because I needed to get the Home Office Deduction as a work-from-home employee. However, I discovered that I couldn't take the Home Office Deduction as it conflicted with other deductions (you can't deduct home mortgage interest personally as well as part of your home office).
In any case, TurboTax is still pretty rock solid. I had a challenge with the Home Office Employee deduction but was able to poke around for some help with it.
Other than that one minor snag, TurboxTax keeps on rocking. I hope more people discover TurboTax and make life easier for themselves. TurboTax feels like I have a tax preparer sitting right in front of me holding my hand through the process. I'll be back next year for sure and use either Deluxe or Premier depending on my income situation.
What's great about it: Reputation of being rock solid still intact
What's not so great: Sometimes, wording within Turbotax can be confusing (although not often)
Pros: I bought or sold investments
Written by a customer while visiting turbotax.intuit.com
Customer Rating
4
Turbo Tax Personal & Business 2013
on April 11, 2014
Posted by: DC2013
I have been using TurboTax for many years. Two years ago I hired a tax professional and used TurboTax. The results were nearly identical and Turbo Tax cost a fourth of the tax consultant. By the way, the tax consultant filed late and I ended up with penalty fees. Needless to say, I fired the tax consultant and just use TurboTax.
What's great about it: Systematic interface with ability to be guided or self-directed
What's not so great: Many help menus just call up IRS instructions which are often obscure at best.
Pros: My job status changed this year (switched jobs, lost a job, got a raise or promotion), I moved
Written by a customer while visiting turbotax.intuit.com
Customer Rating
5
Very reliable tool that I always use
on April 11, 2014
Posted by: Mongo1975
I have used turbo tax for the last seven years and i have yet to come upon a tax situation that I couldnt resolve using intuit or IRS website.
What's not so great: Sometimes fails to prompt when you are working sections individually.
Written by a customer while visiting turbotax.intuit.com
Customer Rating
5
You Guys!
on April 11, 2014
Posted by: Seasonalpeople
We are grateful to have the many nightmarish years in smoke filled offices, with dubious characters behind us. What a gift to be able to take care of our taxes in the comfort of our home.
What's great about it: You guys help my brain relax.
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Customer Rating
5
Good as usual
on April 11, 2014
Posted by: JEO5
Could not live without it...
What's great about it: Step by step with easy access to help
What's not so great: No easy way to identify the changes and why always a refund and now owe
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Customer Rating
5
Got my $
on April 11, 2014
Posted by: fablisa
Liked the guidance every step of the way. Liked having optional resources to read, if needed.
What's great about it: Self-paced
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Customer Rating
4
Is the devil really in the details?
on April 11, 2014
Posted by: norxmaldn
There are two types of persons who will use the program. The first is a very physical person who accepts what is seen and is happy to just fill in the blanks and hope for the best. The other type of person is the mental person who is very interested in detail and knows better than to just fly through on instinct and trust of an unknown program. Some years ago TurboTax was oriented toward the mental person and the amount of detail came first rather than being trimmed away as it now is. If you want to be sure of the details that you are filling in going to the right blanks one must now go back into the forms manually and try to follow the program which only the IRS can easily do. It would be helpful if both types of program could be made available with the detail at varying degrees which could be chosen to make the user more comfortable without having to manually go back into the forms and try to pick up the pieces and fill in the blanks the program has assumed are not needed any longer.
Don J.
Don J.
What's great about it: The program is well constructed and achieves the goal of aid in filing income tax as advertised.
What's not so great: The program has lost all detail in many places.
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Customer Rating
5
clear and easy
on April 11, 2014
Posted by: gbenn
I like the easy to follow guide and questions on each new page. The questions are concise but carefully worded to elicit correct answers. I review my return forms, then go back and change some answers to make sure I didn't miss something or misinterpret a question. That single bit of flexibility has saved me from making mistakes on filed returns.
What's great about it: I like the menus and the concise but accurate questions.
What's not so great: I miss the "contained" Help button that didn't require internet access where I could study topics.
Pros: I bought or sold investments
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