All in all, Turbo tax is a straight forward, easy to use program that makes filing your taxes a pleasant experience. For the most part, the program gives adequate explanation and scenarios but there are some gaps when it pertains to claiming tuition expenses for dependents and which forms should be filed by whom (student or parents). I used to file Turbo Tax in conjunction with Quicken and Its Deductible that made entries even easier.
Filing next year should be a breeze.
What's great about it: Simple to use
What's not so great: explanation need to be more explicit regarding tuition, college fees
Another great year, only one issue it didn't review my state return until I went back and did it. It made a bad assumption that it was all done and I still had two significant state tax deductions to input.
What's great about it: simplicity
What's not so great: tried to skip over my state deductions
When the tax withheld is known to be 10% on IRA RMD withdrawn amounts, please do a check to see if it is really 10%, as I made a mistake and entered an amount that was less than 10%, and might not have caught it on my own, which I was fortunate enough to catch this time. Even if amount is not predefined to be 10%, just ask the question : Did you intend to record a 10% tax withheld amount , as the number you entered is differrent from 10%? Also some Mutual Funds do not have a sales fee for withdrawn amounts, so there is no need to keep asking for a sales fee entry if none was charged.
EASY TAX RETURN THIS YEAR ... SECOND TIME I USED TURBO TAX AND AM GETTING THE HANG OF IT ... NICE THAT IT TRANSFERRED MY DATA FROM PREVIOUS YEARS RETURN ... I WILL DEFINITELY USE TURBO TAX NEXT YEAR !!!
What's great about it: STEP BY STEP ... SPOON FED ... LOVED IT !!!
would be nice if there was an option like print preview BEFORE one is ready to print. If you are anywhere in the process print preview can help you see how far along you are and to go back to a question you want to revisit BUT don't recall the category
What's great about it: you can get explanations for things and call for help
What's not so great: can't print screens (ie if there's something you'd like more explanation and wont have screen available when u call.