Latest responses to “Tax Preparation Software: Compare the Best Online Tax Preparation” Copyright 2013, MoneyBlueBook.com 402730 2010-02-19T21:55:26-08:00 Gary I believe I have found an error in calculation by H&R Block's tax program, which is not a math error, but more a logic/method of calculation error. It pertains to Colorado Income Tax, Pension-Annuity Subtraction Line on the Colorado 104. 402680 2010-02-17T00:12:46-08:00 chip Neither H&R bor intuit can handle more than the basic that you could without them. case in point, 2,000,000 plus tax payers in the GOZ (mostly Katrina) have individual NOL caryovers (eg. http://www.missouribusiness.net/irs/taxmap/pubs/p536-002.htm). Defy you to find a way to input these carryovers into their systems. These carryovers represent huge tax savings for applicable taxpayers. 402710 2010-01-26T03:15:10-08:00 tommy TURBO TAX...i dont understand why they say free efile ...in reality...i had to pay..65 for turbo tax software ....and 35 to file fed...and anothe 20 to file state....dont understand why the say its free efile...how...do you do this......why can we only prepare 5 returns...what happens when you prepare and file ..6 or 7 returns...anyone 402720 2010-01-25T17:12:05-08:00 Stan I'd like to add TaxAct to the list...the online version is easy and has always been accurate. 402740 2010-01-09T20:04:36-08:00 Tess Yoni, I have experienced 'professional' preparers, who made errors and caused a back payment notice from the IRS. So I went with an accounting firm. They never made errors. They told me about tax savings. BUT every year they seemed to increase their prep fee by $100. I realized all they were doing was plugging in the financial figures into their computer. I was doing the bulk of the work, busting my butt to compile those figures. So I bought turbotax. The program had many of the same tax savings ideas as the accountant, was hundreds of dollars cheaper than the accountant's fees, and I could work on it at my leisure (no stress over whether the accountant would finish my taxes if I didn't get stuff to him early). Downside: tech support is not helpful (they don't know the program any better than you do), the windows are not easy to navigate, and last year the program crashed as I was saving the file. The program wrote over the file with a blank one, and I had to file an extension and redo my taxes. It took a long time to use the first year, but the second year I figured would be easier. NO. They changed the program--was like learning it all over again. Bottom line: if you have complicated taxes (tons of investments, unusual income, property purchase/sale, own a business, etc.) an accountant can give advise, and manage how the items affect your taxes years later to save you money. You can read up and do this yourself from the IRS. It takes time. If you don't fall in the category above, do it yourself. Accountant probably won't save you enough. 402700 2010-01-08T23:03:03-08:00 Yoni Does anyone know if you might get a bigger refund if they went to a pro tax preparer rather than doing it themseves with turbotax? 402750 2010-01-06T11:00:22-08:00 MaryK Turbotax online is not giving me the option of importing my data from 2009 desktop version. Does anyone know why? 402670 2009-12-14T19:54:05-08:00 Koby Thanks for providing grids that detail federal pricing and then federal + state pricing. It helps consumers compare the products of TurboTax and H&R Block more appropriately. 402690 2009-11-22T19:12:49-08:00 Reply to Amol amol - if that's who you are - if your message was supposed to be a joke it wasn't funny! if it wasn't supposed to be a joke, i'm speechless. 402620 2009-11-03T09:18:08-08:00 amol paithankar hi this is amol.i have work in USA in march-may 2008 in the mc donalds corporation.my social security number is 771-70-8562.thanks,give the imediete reply...