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Tax software?
« on: February 07, 2009, 08:38:50 PM »
Does anyone have any preferences for tax software? We've got to prep taxes for three people, a sole-owner LLC and a corporation...
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Re: Tax software?
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2009, 09:07:49 PM »
I used Turbo Tax for many years, until the debacle a few years ago with their copy protection/spyware installation scheme.  I switched over to Tax Cut, and am happy with that.  I think you cannot go wrong with either.
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Re: Tax software?
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2009, 10:09:15 PM »
I've used Tax Cut for many years now, and never had a problem with them.
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Re: Tax software?
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2009, 10:13:52 PM »
TaxAct Online.

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Re: Tax software?
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2009, 10:17:57 PM »
Quote from: erictank on February 07, 2009, 10:09:15 PM
I've used Tax Cut for many years now, and never had a problem with them.

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Re: Tax software?
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2009, 10:22:16 PM »
Quote from: erictank on February 07, 2009, 10:09:15 PM
I've used Tax Cut for many years now, and never had a problem with them.

Same here.....seems to get us more deductions every year....and no audit....  =D
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Re: Tax software?
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2009, 12:48:38 AM »
Mtnbkr turned me on to Tax Act. I don't do mine online, though, I download the program to my desktop.
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Re: Tax software?
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2009, 12:57:00 AM »
I've been using the downloaded version of TaxAct for the last 4-5 years.  Works well for me.
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Re: Tax software?
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2009, 09:00:14 AM »
Quote from: Bogie on February 07, 2009, 08:38:50 PM
Does anyone have any preferences for tax software? We've got to prep taxes for three people, a sole-owner LLC and a corporation...

Yeah, its called Whatever My Small Business CPA uses.   Actually we use quickbooks, I burn the company copy to disc and give the disc to my CPA. 

I found turbo tax to be too cumbersome as a Sole Proprietorship.....it wasn't that intuitive on the types of things we could write off in our business. 
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Re: Tax software?
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2009, 09:39:52 AM »
TaxCut is pimped by HR Block.  Get in over your head and you can get help.  Software does a pretty good job in simplifying tax stuff.  You can still get into trouble and most importantly not know it.
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Re: Tax software?
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2009, 04:23:38 PM »
Can I import last year's data in a Turbotax file into either Taxact or Taxcut? Is it naive to think they use standard file formats? I'm tired of TT.

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Re: Tax software?
« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2009, 04:26:28 PM »
Dunno about that, but the online version of TaxAct stores your info so all you have to do is update numbers the next year. 

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Re: Tax software?
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2009, 05:12:47 PM »
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Re: Tax software?
« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2009, 10:40:48 PM »
Was going through the local Dollar Tree store the other day (Need Valentine's cards and candy for the kiddo's to take to school and some other small stuff) and right by the register was a display with H&R Block Taxcut CD's. (CD cover says "Includes One Federal e-File.")

So I asked the register lady, "Is this really the tax prep software ??"

"I think so."

"and it's only a buck"

"Yep"

What the hell, for a dollar...."

Haven't loaded it up yet, but it looks like the real deal.
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Re: Tax software?
« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2009, 02:18:22 AM »
That sounds really odd.  Are you sure it was for the 2008 tax year, scout26?
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Re: Tax software?
« Reply #15 on: February 09, 2009, 03:02:30 AM »
Wow, I paid $ 15 for my copy of Tax Cut at Wally World.  Quite a deal you got if it is for the current tax year.
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Re: Tax software?
« Reply #16 on: February 09, 2009, 06:41:46 AM »
The trick is the '1 federal return'.  They'll try to make up the difference in charging more for the state, any extras.
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