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Intuit - TurboTax Premier Federal & State Returns + Federal E-File 2014: Investments and Rental Property
Average customer rating
4.3
(16,551 Reviews)
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Customer Reviews for Intuit - TurboTax Premier Federal & State Returns + Federal E-File 2014: Investments and Rental Property
Customer Rating
4
Turbo Tax 2014 Suggestion
on April 4, 2015
Posted by: MAQG
Aside from not being able to print double sided and get the forms in the right place, the program is very easy to use. Sometimes I feel that more information is needed. I was a tax preparation professional a few years back, and sometimes feel that you should use IRS terminology or say where an amount is placed on the return. Some terminology is too simple. The program is so easy to use and it does the calculations very fast.
What's great about it: Easy to use and informative
What's not so great: Cannot print two-sided copy and have forms as they should be submitted.
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Customer Rating
5
Clean Tax Filing with Premier
on April 4, 2015
Posted by: WilliamVlg
Turbo Tax with Its Deductible are the perfect solution for filing your taxes when selling a home with investments.
What's great about it: Best Turbo Tax Yet
What's not so great: none
Pros: I moved
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Customer Rating
4
Dwight
on April 4, 2015
Posted by: dlove1000
Turbo Tax is very simple, and straight-forward. The calculations seem very accurate. The questions are simple to answer.
What's great about it: Integration of State Tax Forms
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Customer Rating
4
Save yourself the cost of a CPA
on April 4, 2015
Posted by: SturmTiger42
After using a CPA for years, I finally jumped into the "deep end" of the tax morass myself by using TurboTax and entering the data into the structured format. The beauty is that all entries are correlated and generated into the appropriate IRS forms, including any cross-referencing and/or reporting that is unique to a specific form you must file. TurboTax does all the hard work that way -- with accuracy. It also keeps track of all of the work you've already done. So you don't have to worry about completing a limited amount input at any one sitting -- because and saving it along the way -- while making entries at latter times, with gaps in between. Initally, it can be helpful to follow the "directed process" for answering questions that categorize the fundamental aspects of your life-style and corresponding tax liability. Once underway, I found that I did better by shifting to the categories of "Income" and "Deductions" -- for completing my entries.
After I was half-way through the process, I figured I would do myself a favor by constructing a "map" of the TurboTax structure #in Spreadsheet form# so I could track what I had completed along with the specific entry data I had made in each Section / Sub-section. I did this, because I found that I was "flying blind" and not knowing what other categories of entry I would be addressing in the future, as compared to those I had already completed. I wish that the TurboTax format created a similar structure like the "mapping" I generated, so you could see -- in summary form -- what you had actually entered and how your entries correlated with all of the available categories of entry data. Next year, I will use the mapping I created this year, to help me organize and summarize my data more efficiently / effectively. If TurboTax created a similar mapping tool, the entire process would be so much easier and I would have saved even more time.
One example of "flying blind" is when it comes to "employee / job related deductions" as compared to "any other expenses." I did not know that there were pre-determined categories under "any other expenses," specifically,
1. Parking, Taxi, and Bus
2. Travel Expenses
3. Meals and Entertainment
4. Business Gifts
5. Education Expenses
6. Professional Publications
1. Parking, Taxi, and Bus
2. Travel Expenses
3. Meals and Entertainment
4. Business Gifts
5. Education Expenses
6. Professional Publications
To know these specific categories in advance would have simplified my work effort tremendously. Similarly, I did not know about the category of "Job-Related Expenses," and that you can create deductible line items that are not addressed under the 6 universal categories.
You'd better be ready with "dates" for major transactions and/or donations made. If you haven't kept records, you will spend a lot of time figuring-out when the transaction#s# actually occurred.
In short, I don't mind by-passing my CPA and saving a significant amount of money. My last bill was 15xs more expensive than TurboTax, and I'd rather have the cash to spend on something else I found more valuable to my life, rather than to enrichen an accountant.
Do yourself a favor, if you haven't been using an automated tax filing system -- GET ONE and save yourself a lot of heartburn. You'll be glad you did.
What's great about it: Used to need a hight cost CPA to complete a rather complex Return. Now, You can do it YOURSELF with accuracy.
What's not so great: Navigation is complicated - especially finding something you completed previously.
Pros: My job status changed this year (switched jobs, lost a job, got a raise or promotion), I bought or sold investments
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Customer Rating
5
Highly Recommended
on April 4, 2015
Posted by: Farnbarkle
I have used TurboTax since 1998. Even with our relatively uncomplicated life, our tax situation has gotten ridiculous. It's a wonder anyone files their own taxes anymore. Thank goodness for TurboTax. While it still takes me the better part of a day to prepare my taxes, it is a whole lot easier that it would otherwise be, and probably a lot cheaper than if I paid a professional preparer.
My only recommendation would be to have some way to "test" various deductions, for those of us who wonder what causes the numbers at the top to change. For example, "If you contribute to a traditional IRA, you will save $XX because, with your deductions and credits so far, you are in the 25% tax bracket." Or, "This credit just dropped you from the 28% bracket into the 25% bracket." It is simple enough to try things and then back out, but it might be nice to provide a simpler way for us tax geeks.
Again, thanks for a great product.
What's great about it: Uncomplicates filing my return
Pros: My job status changed this year (switched jobs, lost a job, got a raise or promotion), I bought or sold investments
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Customer Rating
4
on April 4, 2015
Posted by: Ivy9
The interview questions leave no stone unturned and you can feel secure that together you are doing a great job.
What's great about it: Always on top of the latest changes in tax law
What's not so great: Printing this year was a difficult maze
Pros: I bought or sold investments
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Customer Rating
3
Geo Return
on April 4, 2015
Posted by: DGR1956
I have to file my own return and my father's. It was not easy to find stored returns. I don't like storing private personal information in the cloud. I don't like the mandated Intuit password. I have a hard drive and a external back-up system that is more than adequate
What's great about it: Ease of walk-through
What's not so great: I do not like the fact that I am now forced to have an intuit password, I cannot easily access stored returns
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Customer Rating
5
Taxes
on April 4, 2015
Posted by: bob8c
It makes filing my taxes pain free except for the payment.
What's great about it: Easy to use
What's not so great: Can't think of any
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