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By: Devon Sibbell

Devon Sibbell — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:37:18 +0000

I think if your tax situation does not change greatly between tax seasons, you are alright completing your taxes yourself following the prior year’s return as a guide. But if there is something significant that you are unsure about, going to see a CPA is a good ideal.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:55:00 +0000

I agree with Kris, tax accountants don’t come cheap and I know accounting interns charging 200 bucks for that type of service. CPAs and accounting software all have their advantages and disadvantages and I guess it all boils down to how much you’re willing to pay and what type of service you are comfortable with.

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By: Kris D

Kris D — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:48:30 +0000

As a CPA I can tell you that if your paying a $100 for a tax return, your probably getting an intern, someone with very little tax knowledge, or someone who is blowing through your return as fast as possible. For my firm a combination of federal and state starts at $400.

By: Daddy Paul

Daddy Paul — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 05:09:34 +0000

Matt
I have to disagree with you here. Turbo tax drives me nuts. I would rather pay a tax accountant a 100 bucks. The tax advice I get from her is worth the money plus she gets me much larger refunds than turbo tax.

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By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:07:22 +0000

I had this happen last year, but didn’t realize until after I paid. I complained, and they refunded me-still you have to make sure you don’t click OK in a few spots or it will upgrade you based on your answers.

By: Larry F

Larry F — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:23:14 +0000

If you have all your W2′s, 1099′s, DIV, INT, etc. documents and your life doesn’t have compexities with securities, then you can be done in an hour including double checking.

I used TurboxTax and TaxAct in parallel and triple checked everything and ran through their alerts and that took 2 hours.

By: DiscipleshipGuy

DiscipleshipGuy — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:43:48 +0000

I was considering using the TurboTax online for my taxes this year, but when you said 4-6 hours and you were done, well that to me was a big no thanks. I am just going to have my local tax person do it for $50 and be done. I don’t want to make a mistake that will cost me much more in the long run….

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:26:25 +0000

It’s a good thing nobody is forcing you to use the software Steve.
PS… I don’t work for Intuit.

By: Steve Thompson

Steve Thompson — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:43:07 +0000

Ever heard of VMWare? This is why the “C” drive was built so small — all the rest of the space is on the Host (which is Linux) but appears as a network drive. And it is really interesting that all other software that we need to use with W/XP does not require that it be installed on the “C” drive. They don’t care (accounting software, data base oriented products, etc.).

So are my expectations unrealistic for a business? Let’s see, a product that is going to be used for 2 months and then is basically not needed. So this product should be written so that it can only install on the “C” drive and it installs other software that continues to live and run…

Shouldn’t your response have been, hmmph. Why would any one hard code their install in this day and age to only be able to write to the “C” drive? And why would they check to see if you modified it to run (registry and all) from the “E” drive, and then delete the programs from the “E” drive.

To that I would say, “Good question Matt.” Why don’t you ask Intuit that question, assuming you can actually talk to anyone who will do anything more than repeat the party line, “We have to install on only the “C” drive.”

And checking their forums, you might find more than one person is unhappy about this (and they are running the personal versions!!).

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:53:27 +0000

Are your expectations are unrealistic? As a software developer you may want to carefully reconsider your expectations on Intuit and buffer accordingly.

By: Steve Thompson

Steve Thompson — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:33:12 +0000

I am a biz owner and software developer. I need a tax software product to do my tax returns. I tried TurboTax for Business only to find out that it absolutely has to be installed on the “C” drive of a Windows system. Intuit doesn’t tell you that in advance. They also don’t tell you that their system “phones home” and provides them with data you might not want given to third parties, which they “give” to third parties (check out the .rtf file on the CD). But it doesn’t do this if you are running a Mac!

While most people may not understand why someone would build a system with a very small “C” drive, the fact is, I have been doing this for more than 10 years. And Intuit will not assist you in this matter. In fact, I know how to change the install to put TT where I want it. And the program is set up to recognize that it is not on the “C” drive and delete itself!

Good software sometimes has warts that are show stoppers. And none of this is spelled out on the box when you buy it.

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