Turbo Tax for t/y 2008 - additional cost to use it for multiple returns?

If that's true, there are several other competitors that work just as well as TTax. I've switched back and forth in years past depending on which deal was the best.

Yep, a stealth price increase of $10 per return prepared in addition to the 1 return you get out of the box.

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to the 1 return you get out of the box.

Is that true only if you e-file it or also if you just print out the return?

Following is the footnote copied from the TTax website:

"*Cost includes tax preparation, efile and print for one federal return. Additional fees apply for preparing additional returns ($9.95) and for efiling state returns ($17.95). Prices are subject to change without notice."

Looks to me like the fee applies to printing addional returns - as indicated in the OP,

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"Andrew" wrote in news:49256411$0$4916$ snipped-for-privacy@cv.net:

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I've been waiting for TT2008 to come out and see what sort of offer they bundle with it to upgrade to Q2009.

Now it looks like I'll be looking for another tax prep software package this year.

Is there a collective agreement on whether TaxAct or TaxCut is a better program to use for generic, nothing special family type returns?

"Sam Spade" wrote in news:492761de$0$4901$ snipped-for-privacy@cv.net:

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Thanks for your input Sam. I Googled TaxAct vs TaxCut, etc. and found some old info. One comparison had TA calculating a much lower refund than either TC or TT. Hard to say if that was a program error or operator error.

I've not used anything but TT in many years. So I'd appreciate any feedback from recent users of other tax preparation software.

Both TaxCut and TurboTax do a similar job and are equally easy to work with.

Last year I did my taxes in both TurboTax and TaxCut. Both worked equally fine and TaxCut saved me a some tax on the same return. Must have asked some questions TT did not. I was planing to move to TaxCut for this year.

Have not used TaxAct.

I've used TT and TaxCut before, found TaxCut very unsatisfactory. My returns are fairly complex and TaxCut seemed to me to be MUCH less intuitive.

You might find just the opposite, who knows?

xs11e, I've used TT for years and am looking at maybe switching to TaxCut this year due to charges for multiple returns prints via TT. My most complex return include IRA distribution, Capital Gains on Stocks, Medical Deductions, but not Real Estate Rental Properties and so on.

How do you think TaxCut compares to TT in that type of environment?

Thanks Charliec

Hi Charlie,

I have used TaxCut for four years now. The big difference is in the user interface - I believe that Turbo Tax is more user friendly. However, I have no complaints. I prepare two returns - myself and my Mom's. Mine is 1040, Schedule A & B, sometimes Schedule D. Mom's is

It's funny; I was considering switching back to Turbo Tax this year. I changed my mind and preordered TaxCut on Amazon last night. I had an Amazon Gift Card (received as an award at work) so basically the program is free for me this year.

Oilcan

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xs11e, I've used TT for years and am looking at maybe switching to TaxCut this year due to charges for multiple returns prints via TT. My most complex return include IRA distribution, Capital Gains on Stocks, Medical Deductions, but not Real Estate Rental Properties and so on.

How do you think TaxCut compares to TT in that type of environment?

Thanks Charliec

I prefer TT but that's immaterial since it looks like we're BOTH going to be using TaxCut next year!

Ooops, I just remembered why I don't use TaxCut and why I'll have to buy multiple returns from TT this year, TaxCut refused to import my prior year's return!

Why? Does that mean that you think TaxCut will be better than TT next year? Why?

So that is confirmed? I normally process and file taxes for my wife and I, and my two daughters - now will have to pay extra for each return?

TaxCut is cheaper for me and the OP because TT wants $9.95 for each additional return. I do more than one return as does the OP.

From their website: "You can use TurboTax CD/Download to prepare additional returns. It's just $9.95 to prepare, efile, and/or print each additional federal return. You pay only when you're done preparing each return and are ready to file"

If my memory isn't playing tricks on me, that failure to import the previous year's taxes that TT perpared is what made me not use TaxCut but maybe someone else can verify that?

Their website SAYS TaxCut will import TT but I'm pretty sure it didn't?

I've found automatic import from prior years or from Quicken to be vastly overweighted. I much rather enter the data from prior year returns so I know what is going on.