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TurboTax 2009

Average Customer Rating 4.4 out of 5
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  • jramire Dallas, Texas July 31, 2010
    Family Life:
    • I'm married
    • I own my own home
    • I have kids
    • I don't own a business
    • I'm not a student
    Life Changes:
    • I bought or sold investments
    • My job status changed this year
    Prior Tax Prep Method:
    • Used TurboTax

    Updated version = no prior year info

    • fairly intuitive, thorough
    • no backwards compatibility

    "Been using turbotax to file for a couple of years now. Bought the new version, wouldn't import any of my info from my prior years files that I also performed with Turbotax. If you have to purchase the new version every year to file, at least make it work w/your prior year files, what a pain."

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  • hallm2 Detroit, MI July 30, 2010
    Family Life:
    • I'm single
    • I own my own home
    • I have kids
    • I don't own a business
    • I'm not a student
    Life Changes:
    • I bought or sold investments
    Prior Tax Prep Method:
    • Used TurboTax

    "This customer did not provide a text review."

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  • subsailor126 Austin, TX - Tax One July 30, 2010
    Family Life:
    • I'm single
    • I own my own home
    • I don't have kids
    • I don't own a business
    • I'm not a student
    Life Changes:
    • My job status changed this year
    Prior Tax Prep Method:
    • Used TurboTax

    Good Job

    • Very proffessional
    • Bogged down in 1 area finding place for 1099-c

    "I have filed my own tax returns every year since I was 18 yrs old until I found I could file free and electronically using Turbo Tax in the early 90's. Since then I've used the free version every year except for 2, this being one of those years. I have been completely satsfied in every year I've filed electronically either free or not. I've used the other online services from other companies on my friend's returns and the are adequate. I feel it's worth the 30 bucks not to have to rumage through the IRS website looking for the one pub. that tells the story I need. The addition of the Live Community was quite helpful this year. Thumbs up!!"

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  • SID1 July 30, 2010

    NEED TO REFINE THIS VERSION

    • NOT AS FRIENDLY AS BEFORE

    "I FIND SOME OF YOUR FORMS NOT EASY TO ENTER. I THINK YOU SHOULD LET AN EFILE BE DONE EVEN IF SOME OF THE ENTRIES ARE AN OVERRIDE CONDITION. PUT AN EXEMPTION IF YOU MUST."

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  • warthog5950 July 30, 2010
    Family Life:
    • I'm married
    • I own my own home
    • I have kids
    • I don't own a business
    • I'm not a student
    Life Changes:
    • My job status changed this year
    Prior Tax Prep Method:
    • Used TurboTax

    "This customer did not provide a text review."

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  • h2op mpls, MN July 30, 2010
    Family Life:
    • I'm married
    • I own my own home
    • I have kids
    • I don't own a business
    • I'm not a student
    Prior Tax Prep Method:
    • Did my taxes by hand

    "This customer did not provide a text review."

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  • blueTune July 30, 2010

    Charitable Carryovers

    • Enters much last year's information automatically
    • Doesn't transfer carryovers automatically

    "I have used Turbo Tax since 1996. Normally our itemized deductions are larger than the standard deduction. In 2008 we took the standard deduction because it was larger. In 2009,Turbo Tax asked me to enter charitable carryovers from 2008. I needed to know that taking the standard deduction does not mean you can carryover 100% of the unused charitable expenses to 2009. If Turbo Tax always calculated and transferred the allowable carryover or embedded a help link in the interview, I wouldn't have had to amend my return and pay interest."

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  • COMMODORE BEVERLY,MA July 30, 2010
    Family Life:
    • I'm married
    • I own my own home
    • I have kids
    • I don't own a business
    • I'm not a student
    Life Changes:
    • My job status changed this year
    Prior Tax Prep Method:
    • Went to a tax professional/CPA/Accountant

    FIRST TIME USER

    • VERY HELPFUL
    • STILL HAD A THOUGHT THAT I SHOULD HAVE USED A PRO

    "This customer did not provide a text review."

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  • justadude257 July 30, 2010
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    • Used TurboTax

    Excellent Product

    • easy to use, LOTS of options, friendly appearance and usage,
    • can be a little cumbersome to go back or change certain figures/forms, no free state E-File, only 1 free state download

    "This product has made doing my taxes easier year after year. I love being able to import data from the previous year and being reminded of forms I filled out in the past. I also like the detailed comparisons at the end of the process as well as at certain times during the process. Even though I do not have the most complicated tax return, I still get the same service and resources as others. And when I do get a more detailed return, I know TurboTax will be there for me. Thank you TurboTax!"

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  • procrastinator9 Fort Collins, CO July 30, 2010
    Family Life:
    • I rent my home
    • I don't have kids
    • Student
    Prior Tax Prep Method:
    • Used TurboTax

    Fast and Easy........really

    • VERY user friendly, educational, detailed

    "Very easy to use, I no longer dread doing my taxes. There are links practically everywhere on every page/step to help explain anything. This is a great product."

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