I found this very, very frustrating. It claims I am amending my state return. I am not. I cannot see where on the forms deductions are being taken. I cannot fix forms and have the changes stay. Every time I want to fix one thing, I have to answer many questions to get where I need to go. I had to create my own categories since had I followed the program it would have overstated my mileage situation. Answers on the web had nothing to do with the questions I typed in. It was not a good experience at all.
What's great about it: you do not have to retype your name and social security number
What's not so great: cannot see what is doing on, difficult to navigate to specific places
It takes a while to work thru but is well worth the effort to get my taxes done at my own speed. I feel good about the question asked to get the deductions that are needed for my situation.
What's great about it: Does a really good job of walking me thru the steps.
What's not so great: It takes quite a long time even when preparation is done ahead of time.
Most everything transferred easily from last year, however, even though we reported a 1099-misc both years it recorded it differently this year and made me wonder if we missed it this year or double reported it last year. Other than that, TurboTax is the easiest and cheapest way for me to do my tax return on three different businesses, with three different business types.
What's great about it: Easy to use.
What's not so great: Some elements were confusing compared to last year
I feel that my refund should be more because I am still in poverty level, I make less then 20,000 a year. I should get more than half or 100% of taxes withheld. Its a little unfair since I'm single with no dependents you take more out of my refund??
However, I've used Turbo tax in previous years and program is very user friendly easy to download and do it myself without hiring someone else.
What's great about it: user friendly
What's not so great: refund not good
Pros: My job status changed this year (switched jobs, lost a job, got a raise or promotion)
The city tax forms had me listed as a city resident which I was not, so therefore I had to file a hard copy and snail mail. The city I live in does not have it's own post office and uses the city that is bigger and has a city income tax. I did work in that city for part of the year so filed as a non resident for that income.