TurboTax Premier - CD or Download Ratings & Reviews
TurboTax Premier - CD or Download
Average Customer Rating 4.2 out of 5
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poppop1 Pennsylvania March 06, 2010-
Prior Tax Prep Method:
- Used TurboTax
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Family Life:
- I'm married
- I have kids
Report as InappropriateMuch Better
Review of TurboTax Premier - CD or Download 2009Pros:- Very user friendly--explained more
Cons:- Nothing
"Very easy to work with this year--much better than others"
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JimmyBill Sacramento, California March 06, 2010
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Prior Tax Prep Method:
- Used TurboTax
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Family Life:
- I'm married
- I own my own home
- I have kids
- I don't own a business
- I'm not a student
Report as InappropriateUps and Downs
Review of TurboTax Premier - CD or Download 2009Pros:- Great Product
Cons:- Program keeps changing over the years
"I have used this product for many years now. Each year I find things that I especially like but some years you manage to take away something that was really great the year before. For example, it has always been very easy to manage the printing of archival files but this year I found it especially difficult to get multiple printouts of my state returns. I also found myself confused as to who qualified for the "making work pay" credit. My confusion was related to a special situation of being retired but not qualified for a social security benefit even though my wife was. In the end I found the right answers to the questions being asked by the program but there was a lot of trial and error involved. I could see how some might arrive at the wrong concludion. Don't get me wrong. I love this program and appreciate what it does for me each year."
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DaveTex54 Texas March 06, 2010Report as Inappropriate
Not for Active Traders
Review of TurboTax Premier - CD or Download 2009Pros:- Handles simple things well
Cons:- Fails badly with stock trades, downloads
"I had over 2500 trades in '09.. TT failed to download from my broker. It even told me to get a refund. I tried with Gainskeeper and did a bit better... but a bug in the worksheet for stock trades defaults to look for duplicate trades and it found many (erroneously).. The edit process revealed a bug that crashed the program as it took over 1 Gig of RAM increasing until it crashed. This is the second year in a row that TT has failed to address the needs of the trading community. Make the Form 1099-B take 10,000 transactions if needed. Make the Schedule D default to NOT look for duplicates. Fix the edit module to use memory correctly with large numbers of transactions."
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ramu San Jose, CA March 06, 2010
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Prior Tax Prep Method:
- Used TurboTax
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Family Life:
- I'm married
- I own my own home
- I have kids
- I don't own a business
- I'm not a student
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Life Changes:
- I bought or sold investments
Report as InappropriateSatisfied in San Jose
Review of TurboTax Premier - CD or Download 2009Pros:- Probably the best product from the standpoint of credits and deductions that you can avail of.
Cons:- Sometimes the explanations on eligibility for a deduction is not clear
"Pretty good product overall. Fairly easy to use. Probably one of the best product out there from the standpoint of credits and deductions that you can avail of. I was taken by surprise by the refund amount which turned out to be higher than the taxes that were deducted at source. That had me doubting the software and I had the taxpro review facility provided by Turbotax to review the return for a nominal amount. They confirmed that the returns were correct and that the return had very little IRS audit possibility."
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TMJOC Orange County, CA March 06, 2010
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Prior Tax Prep Method:
- Used TurboTax
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Family Life:
- I'm married
- I own my own home
- I have kids
- I don't own a business
- I'm not a student
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Life Changes:
- I bought or sold investments
Report as InappropriateQuick & Simple
Review of TurboTax Premier - CD or Download 2009Pros:- Impossible to do it Wrong
Cons:- None!
"Every year TurboTax gets better and better. Every year the amount of time I spend doing my taxes gets shorter and shorter. One of the things I like best is importing of all my 1099-INT data directly from my financial advisor, so there is no need to worry about which data to place on which line on the forms."
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Shotzie2 Maryland March 06, 2010
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Prior Tax Prep Method:
- Used TurboTax
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Family Life:
- I'm married
- I own my own home
- I don't have kids
- I don't own a business
- I'm not a student
Report as InappropriateEasiest Tax Return!
Review of TurboTax Premier - CD or Download 2009"Guides you through each step...so easy a caveman can do it."
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familyfirst4me Wisconsin March 06, 2010
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Prior Tax Prep Method:
- Used TurboTax
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Family Life:
- I'm married
- I own my own home
- I have kids
- I don't own a business
- I'm not a student
Report as InappropriateVery well mapped out.
Review of TurboTax Premier - CD or Download 2009Pros:- ease of use, good explanations, advice for retirement
Cons:- still costs extra to efile your state return
"Over the years I've tried whichever software was cheapest. Now I only use TurboTax.
The competition takes for granted you areup to date on some of the current tax laws. TurboTax takes me by the hand and leads me through all of the areas of our tax code, maximizing deductions and refunds.
Compares you to others in your income range, which is interesting. Also gives specific advice on saving for retirement (I'll be increasing my 401K contribution).
Wish that after spending $70 you could file everything for free, but state e-filing will cost you a minimum of $19.95.
Overall very good product." -
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cuonxc Tucson, AZ March 06, 2010
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Prior Tax Prep Method:
- Used TurboTax
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Life Changes:
- I bought or sold investments
Report as InappropriateAmerica's Taxes Eat Us Alive
Review of TurboTax Premier - CD or Download 2009Pros:- Makes a Horrible Experience less horrible
"Without this program, I would have to pay thousands to a CPA...and, even then, the Tax Code of this country makes it almost impossible..... I LOVE TurboTax, but this Country''s Tax Code makes me want to VOMIT. I just spent at least 80 hours telling the Government what I make...and, oh, by the way, that includes downloading financial data directly from my brokers!
America's Tax Policies STINK." -
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JROgden Ogden, UT March 06, 2010
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Prior Tax Prep Method:
- Did my taxes by hand
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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
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Life Changes:
- I bought or sold investments
Report as InappropriateContinue to use year after year
Review of TurboTax Premier - CD or Download 2009"Since I have to use a lot of the different IRS forms, this product is super easy to use and very complete. I feel very confident that my filings are accurate and that gives me some peace of mind."
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hasse March 06, 2010Report as Inappropriate
Very Expensive
Review of TurboTax Premier - CD or Download 2009Cons:- paid 98.00 in advance
"did not need the premiere and it would have been cheaper to get service from the internet"