Customer Reviews for TurboTax - Business 2024 Federal Only + E-file - Windows [Digital]
Customer Rating
3
Need quick link to TurboTax business download
on February 19, 2025
Posted by: beauty biz founder
It's really frustrating that turbotax.com does not clearly guide you to TurboTax business download option. I spent an entire day in the Assisted Version only to get to the $500+ fee at the end and realize I still had to download the kit for my computer. Incredibly deceptive at worst. Customer UNfriendly at best.
I couldn't give you a 5 out of 5 because you discontinued physical disks as an option. I did not have any problems this year, but I've experienced some serious problems with downloaded software during the past 13 or 14 years that I have used your products. I purchase two of your more expensive products each year and nearly decided to change due to the "Download-Only" policy you adopted this year.
Help seems to be missing from the more complex subjects. I expect more than just to be referred to the IRS Form instructions (otherwise, what's the point here, just up-selling me professional help). TaxAct seems to have better embedded help.
Last year I used TaxAct, this year I thought to try TurboTax Business. I may go back to TaxAct for 2025
Consumer product (Deluxe, Premier, etc) allow itemization of costs to be entered in a simple form that opens, and does the math accordingly. It let's you indefinitely add items and their value, which gets summed automatically (e.g., for adding up expenses). That feature is missing here.
TurboTax Business was surprisingly easy to use as Trustee. I would have liked if I could have signed into Baird like I do for my own taxes rather than entering items from the boxes, but still, it was good.
Turbo Tax for business is ok. I've been using it for years so don't really want to change. Pros: Keeps most of your info from previous years. Also keeps forms up to date. Allows you to do several different entities. Cons: Doesn't do real well with changes in the tax code. The help gives you answers that apply to both personal and corporate tax situations. Always wants to update before you can do anything. For some reason doesn't remember my state number. Also it's difficult to purchase the desktop version, I like to keep my cloud at home.
Colorado mailing instructions are wrong. Instructions say to sign, date and mail DR 0106 to CO IRS at 80261-0005 AND to sign and date 1706 and mail it plus the 0106Ks to CO IRS at 80261-0006. But there is no signature line on the 1706 and the 1706 says to mail to ...80261-0005