I have used Turbo Tax ever since I began doing taxes. I've been thrilled with the ease of it every tax season. Even when I dread it and think it's going to take a long time, it just goes so smoothly! Thank you Turbo Tax for making what could be a stressful time, not so stressful. I will definitely continue to use Turbo Tax!
What's great about it: I love Turbo Tax. Easy and to the point.
What's not so great: Schedule C can be confusing
Pros: My job status changed this year (switched jobs, lost a job, got a raise or promotion)
In an effort to force me to the next edition up, the program blocked me out of Farm Rental Income and Expenses forms. Even after moving to Home and Business Edition, still could not access needed forms. Ended up working it out, but required extra manpower hours on my part and TurboTax's side. Finally got it!
What's great about it: Helps me keep track of info year to year
What's not so great: Has issues sometimes with farm rental information
I've used TurboTax annually for the past 15 years. While the software has improved each year, the 2013 version seems to have overcome many of the challenges that were pervasive in previous years. Most notably, the integration with the state version is much better than in years past. No longer are you required to manually enter information directly onto the tax forms. This is a great improvement!
My only complaint is the inability to drill down on some numbers to easily determine their source. I use Quickbooks 2011 and import my business information directly into TT. However, some of the amounts related to business expenses didn't make sense in TT. I was able to go back to QB and figure out where these numbers came from (and make the appropriate corrections in TT) but it would be extremely helpful to be able to click the number in TT to view the source of the numbers and the calculations behind them.
What's great about it: Very simple to use. Very accurate.
What's not so great: Does not map perfectly to Quickbooks accounts