I completed my taxes and owed both state(s) and federal, went thru all of the hoops, the stupid PIN, etc. Set it up to pay from my checking account and completed my taxes as I have every other year. Just got a letter from the IRS saying I didn't pay? There is no way to look up payment information in the application. At least not that I can see. There is no indicator to show taxes as PAID. It just shows filling status as submitted and accepted. Serious lack of the most critical piece of information, are your taxes paid. Plus, there needs to be a option for single payment setup, so were not forced to enter payment for each state we buy, each return we file and pay, etc. One time is all it should have, then let us select it when we file each return, double or in my case multiple entry of the same information increases error rates. Double entry in computer software is just stupid. I have reviewed my taxes several times and can not see why it did not pay, that I did not pay, or that my taxes are not paid. Luckily it is a small amount, and the penalty was minor, but I have never, not paid my taxes on time. This may be the last time I use software like this as it seem computers and software are loosing the reasons for having them in the first place, accuracy and efficiency.
More cumbersome this year,but overall, pretty good
on June 11, 2018
Posted by: SOB1
from South Haven, MN
Verified Purchase:Yes
Questions walk you through all necessary questions. This year seemed to be more difficult in relation to the exemptions portion. In addition, making corrections and modifications was noticeably more difficult for 2017. Editing answers/entries is not easy.
Pros: Easy to install, Easy to prepare, Maximizes refund, Easy to import
Good program. I've used it for many years and it works fine except for one area -- the entry of oil Royalty data is not intuitive like the rest of the program. Entry requires two times thorough a similar looking table and the second table doesn't indicate it has the information from the first table. Took a couple of years to learn the idiosyncrasies of this. Would be nice to have it fixed.
Pros: Easy to install, Easy to prepare, Easy to import
I was informed by the Irs I would get a refund of $1600 because of miscalculations. line 23 of Mn income tax . The line states mini worksheet for state estimated tax. The state est tax come from the Federal deduction section. Line 24 asks for the estimated tax but I read according to line 23 it was an automatic transfer.