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Subject Author Date Tax Software Jerry Bank 02-09-2009  Re: Tax Software Alan 02-09-2009  Re: Tax Software honda.lioness 02-09-2009  Re: Tax Software Jerry Bank 02-09-2009  Re: Tax Software maxine 02-10-2009
Posted by Jerry Bank on February 9, 2009, 6:28 pm Please log in for more thread options For many years I have been using TaxCut. However, my return has gotten simpler and the price of the software has gotten greater. However, I don't want to do them manually, and have a state return to file. Is Tax Act any good? The price seems good. -- Jerry Bank Trenton, New Jersey Music is the language of the gods. -- << ------------------------------------------------------- >> << The foregoing was not intended or written to be used, >> << nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties >> << that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. >> << >> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting posts >> << to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy >> << are at www.asktax.org. >> << Copyright (2007) - All rights reserved. >> << ------------------------------------------------------- >> Posted by Alan on February 9, 2009, 7:07 pm Please log in for more thread options Jerry Bank wrote: > For many years I have been using TaxCut. However, my return has gotten > simpler and the price of the software has gotten greater. However, I > don't want to do them manually, and have a state return to file. > > Is Tax Act any good? The price seems good. Many states allow you to e-file online directly with the state. Have you checked the online site for your state tax or revenue dept. to see if they offer that functionality? -- << ------------------------------------------------------- >> << The foregoing was not intended or written to be used, >> << nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties >> << that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. >> << >> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting posts >> << to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy >> << are at www.asktax.org. >> << Copyright (2007) - All rights reserved. >> << ------------------------------------------------------- >> Posted by honda.lioness on February 9, 2009, 7:12 pm Please log in for more thread options > Is Tax Act any good? The price seems good. The free federal efile version at taxact.com is good. State efiling through taxact.com is $13.95 more. This will be my second year using Taxact.com for free federal e-filing. I helped a friend use it last year, too. A few weeks ago I also tried taxslayer.com with a friend as we completed her fairly simple return (1040 with Schedule A only). Taxslayer.com's total cost for federal and state is $9.95. Lots on the net like it, too. I think taxslayer.com is actually a bit easier to use and navigate. The only caveat I would give on taxslayer is that, to preview one's 1040, know to click on the "calculate/print return" button, and then the "create a pdf file" button. Remember many states also provide free efiling of one's state return through their respective state tax department's web site. -- << ------------------------------------------------------- >> << The foregoing was not intended or written to be used, >> << nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties >> << that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. >> << >> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting posts >> << to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy >> << are at www.asktax.org. >> << Copyright (2007) - All rights reserved. >> << ------------------------------------------------------- >> Posted by Jerry Bank on February 9, 2009, 9:15 pm Please log in for more thread options In article <3d47118b-03d4-4e35-8a5d- c666c86835b0@z28g2000prd.googlegroups.com>, honda.lioness@gmail.com says... > > Is Tax Act any good? The price seems good. > > The free federal efile version at taxact.com is good. State efiling > through taxact.com is $13.95 more. This will be my second year using > Taxact.com for free federal e-filing. I helped a friend use it last > year, too. > > A few weeks ago I also tried taxslayer.com with a friend as we > completed her fairly simple return (1040 with Schedule A only). > Taxslayer.com's total cost for federal and state is $9.95. Lots on the > net like it, too. I think taxslayer.com is actually a bit easier to > use and navigate. The only caveat I would give on taxslayer is that, > to preview one's 1040, know to click on the "calculate/print return" > button, and then the "create a pdf file" button. > > Remember many states also provide free efiling of one's state return > through their respective state tax department's web site. > > Thanks for the info. I really don't care much about the efiling, since mail has always worked for me. Something such as taxslayer doesn't appeal to me since I would prefer something that is resident on my computer, so I don't have to rely on sometimes slow internet response times. -- Jerry Bank Trenton, New Jersey Music is the language of the gods. -- << ------------------------------------------------------- >> << The foregoing was not intended or written to be used, >> << nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties >> << that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. >> << >> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting posts >> << to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy >> << are at www.asktax.org. >> << Copyright (2007) - All rights reserved. >> << ------------------------------------------------------- >> Posted by maxine on February 10, 2009, 2:57 pm Please log in for more thread options > > > For many years I have been using TaxCut.  However, my return has gotten > > simpler and the price of the software has gotten greater.  However, I > > don't want to do them manually, and have a state return to file.   > > > Is Tax Act any good?  The price seems good. > > -- > > Jerry Bank > > Trenton, New Jersey > > Music is the language of the gods. > > I was going to switch from TurboTax to Tax Act, but for reasons that > differ from yours. Then I found out, at least as far as I can tell, that > Tax Act will not work on Macs. I ordered TaxCut, but I have not received > it yet. > > Many of these "main line" programs claim that you can do simple returns > on their web side. Have you looked into that? I have privacy concerns. > On the other hand, I have had them whenever I used a third party for > electronic filing. > > Bill I don't know what qualifies as simple, but I've been using Tax Act on- line for a couple of years, with schedule a,b,d, and the first year the child care form. Takes me roughly 2 hours, altho that does not include scouring the house for the #(*^$( forms or paperwork that my DH misfiled.... maxine in ri -- << ------------------------------------------------------- >> << The foregoing was not intended or written to be used, >> << nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties >> << that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. >> << >> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting posts >> << to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy >> << are at www.asktax.org. >> << Copyright (2007) - All rights reserved. >> << ------------------------------------------------------- >> Similar Threads Posted Free Software Downloads, Software Reviews, Download Freeware and ... 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