With the current federal tax code it would be impossible to file taxes without a turbo tax. Turbo tax takes you efficiently through the necessary process.
TurboTax is usually problem-free, but this year the program would not correctly import last year's (2012) records-Program kept duplicating forms. We kept getting four Schedule C forms. When we deleted the extraneous forms, the program would leave the deleted forms' income figures, improperly inflating our income figures for this year. To solve this we had to start over and NOT allow it to import 2012 information-meaning ALL information had to be re-keyed. Inconvenient, but it worked in the end.
Way and means of paying amount due requires a more thorough explanation. Very poor choices. Very vague. No directions if paying by credit card at a DIFFERENT service.