Turbo Tax is very easy to use, walks you through the minefield of taxes, exceptions, and credits. Double checks and explains. Also, trans all your tax data to state file, making state taxes quicker to finish. Like the E-file options at the end. Will recommend to friends! Thanks for a great program!
What's great about it: Ease of use, Re-checks
What's not so great: Only Fed efile w/ program, needed to purchase the state file
Each year it gets easier to use Turbo Tax. I like that the previous year is already loaded into the program and gives a comparison. This year however, when I entered the pension 1099R that I received it told me that I was required to make a RMD. As I receive this payment monthly and it is all taxable, I am not required to do this. My husband died in 2011 and this is the pension that I receive. There is no lump sum to take a RMD from.
What's great about it: Ease of use
What's not so great: I don't agree with all your assumptions
I called 800-797-4625 for Tech Support and was connected with Sabrina in Colorado. My problem was that when I downloaded my California state return, it would cause the entire TurboTax application to crash. Sabrina spent almost an hour with me helping me delete previous versions of files and sending me replacement files (that worked). And everything was completed after the call in a matter of minutes.
I don't think I've ever spoken with a Tech Support person for any company who was as pleasant and knowledgeable as she is.
I love Turbotax and have been using it for well over 20 years. This is the first year I've had a bad experience with the product and it was with the updates which would never install without some bothersome workarounds. Basically I had to remove Windows .NET 3.x from my system reboot , run Turbotax update, then reinstall .NET 3.x (since I had other programs depending on it) and then reboot again. This had to be done every time there was a Turbotax update which was 5-6 times so far. I filed early just to avoid having to encounter this issue again. I hope Intuit can do some better compatibility testing because I don't think I can put up with this again next year.
What's great about it: Tax return capability is solid as it is every year
What's not so great: Major difficulties with updates 1603 errors