For the last 10 years TT has made preparing and filing a breeze. I feel confident that I'm getting an accurate preparation of returns, and it sure is easy.
What's great about it: Very easy to prepare, update & file!
What's not so great: Printing for file resulted in multi-duplication, too many pages
TurboTax remains one of the best programs for the money, I have used it for many years and it continues to be the best and easiest tax program available. Taxes at both the Federal and State level continue to increase in complexity and detail and it is impossible for the average tax payer to keep up with all the changes in tax law each year.
What's great about it: made easy work of my taxes and deductions
What's not so great: none
Pros: My job status changed this year (switched jobs, lost a job, got a raise or promotion)
Fastest, most pleasurable communication I've ever had with the IRS, I stressed for months, didn't file till till 3/5/14 but rocked it in less than an hour...Loved it, see you next year.
I've used Turbo-tax since it first came out. They continue to make it more user friendly each year. I feel like I'm getting a third party direction on the tax law that has my best interest as its standard. I'm pretty confident I get the lowest tax cost balanced with the lowest chance of audit.
What's great about it: Cuts through a lot of the red tape!
What's not so great: It makes you wait to get the tax law requirement, sometimes.
Pros: My job status changed this year (switched jobs, lost a job, got a raise or promotion)