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TurboTax Deluxe Federal + E-File 2013 - Mac/Windows
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Customer Reviews for TurboTax Deluxe Federal + E-File 2013 - Mac/Windows
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Turbo for 20+ years
on March 12, 2014
Posted by: VinceGJr
I am a long time user of Turbo Tax and have seen it evolve wonderfully over the years. I have been using the Deluxe version to handle all of my needs, including a couple of simple Schedule Cs. The Help info has been complete and informative. I would like to see the question about major life changes (selling a home, moving, getting married (or divorced) and having a child) added back in. I would also like to see some of the information provided up front instead of after I enter lots of figures. For example, regarding medical expenses, please tell me right up front, based on revenue figures already entered, how much I would need in expenses to even bother entering them rather than waiting until I'm done and then telling me there's not enough for a deduction. I especially like the ability to save as a PDF. Even though I own Acrobat and don't need the feature, I think many people appreciate it. I had a need this year to find a figure from my 1999 return, which I have lost. I had to dig out the old software which, surprisingly, I didn't lose, and install it to be able to see the numbers. A PDF precludes that requirement. Maybe you could invent a program for printing old .tax files. That would be cool.
Called customer support (case #407390764) with problem that was also identified by the technician as a problem. He couldn't get it to run properly either.
Never got a fix to the issue or an explanation.
However, I was able the work around problem by altering inputs manually using forms mode. This was not a problem in previous years of using turbotax.
Trying to enter the WA State sales tax was difficult. I passed over this item as I was doing the return with plans to return to it later. When I tried to enter the state data (only sales tax rate required) the program did not calculate the deduction allowed for non-income tax states. Going back to the return several days later the deduction showed up. Luckily, this saved me a call to TT to find out how to fool the program.
I have used TurboTax for many years. Each year improvements make the product easier to use. Free E-Filing is a great benefit. I will continue to use this product.