TurboTax Premier 2004 [Old Version] | ![TurboTax Premier 2004 [Old Version]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PKH82WQZL._SL500_.jpg)
| From: Intuit, Inc.
Buy New: $79.98
New (1) Used (8) from $37.79
Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 2385
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp, Windows 95
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows 95
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 1.3
MPN: 292582
Model: 292582
UPC: 028287414365
EAN: 0028287414365
ASIN: B00062AKWK
Release Date: November 23, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: WE SHIP DAILY AND QUICKLY WITH USPS MAIL SO YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SOFTWARE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, LOW SHIPPING COSTS, CUSTOMER SATISFACTION!!! Some software may be shipped w/o box for faster shipping
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| Features:
| • | Tax preparation software with step-by-step guidance and free electronic filing | | • | Help and advice for investments, Schedule C businesses, and rental property | | • | Extra guidance on business asset depreciation and home-office deductions | | • | Assistance with reporting stocks, bonds, and mutual funds | | • | Maximize 401(k) contributions without decreasing take-home pay |
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Product Description
Free State download & Electronic Filing! TurboTax Premier includes all the features of TurboTax Basic and TurboTax Deluxe - PLUS more help and advice for your investments, Schedule C business and rental properties. Good news for TurboTax customers who need extra help with investment, rental property or self-employment taxes.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
 Highly Recommended for Complex Tax Situations January 15, 2005
William Perez (San Francisco, CA United States)
95 out of 102 found this review helpful
Highly recommended for its well-written tax interview. Especially recommended for people who are self-employed or who have rental income. My biggest complaint is how long it takes to prepare a tax return on TurboTax Premier.
Clean user interface and understandable questions makes Turbo Tax easy to use. Generally, I get so fed up with interview-style questions that I switch to the forms mode and just avoid the interview altogether. The Turbo Tax interview, however, kept me so occupied answering questions that I didn't even think about switching to the forms mode until after the fact. I was very impressed with Turbo Tax's "Fair Market Rent Expert" tool for calculating the fair market rent of a rental real estate property.
My biggest complaint is the amount of time it took for me to complete a tax return. I measured the time starting from the moment I put the CD-ROM in the computer, so the time includes installation and tax preparation. It took me a little under one hour to complete a very simple tax return (53 minutes). A complex tax return took a little under two hours (1 hour, 54 minutes).
 Good basic functionality but poor value... January 3, 2005
sir_isaac_newton (UK)
75 out of 90 found this review helpful
Each year it gets a little more cluttered with advertising, & licensing garbage. Also, there are too many different products making it difficult to choose the right one each year -- wish they would just sell one product that did the job!! The software also seems a little less helpful each year. The "Deluxe" , "basic" & "Premier" software should be replaced by a single product -- this wasteful marketing (including various mail-in offers, etc.) just makes extra pointless work for all of us. The Premier verion is greatly overpriced and offers little beyond the basic and Deluxe models to justify its existence ... all of the functionality listed for this model should be included in the basic product.
 Lousy this year! December 31, 2004
RBMunkin (Costa Rica)
28 out of 43 found this review helpful
I don't agree with the biased CPA below (can't buy judgement in a box). I've used TT for years and am an accountant. For MANY people it's fine. Sure, if you are rich and have complex tax issues, you may need advice. And if you are self-employed you may need help coming up with more deductions which will save you more than you pay for the help, that's fine. But for most people, with basic tax returns, tax software is fine.
BUT BEWARE OF THIS YEAR'S TURBO TAX!
Don't do it! Most likely it won't install correctly. Many people this year, including me, simply cannot run Turbo Tax. I spent hours on tech support TWICE, tried the "fixes" on the message boards at their web site, and still nothing. It simply will NOT run.
Intuit used to be a good company with good products and good customer service and tech support. But that was 10 years ago. Now? Lousy everything. I know more about their products than their tech support people. They seem to have been pulled off the street and given one hour of training.
I may try Tax Cut but I'm bummed about the review below that says TT is better than Tax Cut. If that's true, TC must REALLY be lousy! But what else can I do? TT won't work on my computer.
 Does not include State forms January 27, 2005
J. Brown (marin)
25 out of 28 found this review helpful
The instore TurboTax Premier usually includes State forms for the price. This version from Amazon does not. I should have
read the details a little closer.
Value Dropping quick January 24, 2005
D. Lynn (Seattle, WA)
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
I have use Tubro Tax for a long time, but the value is dropping off quick. Might as well just get the "basic" version as the "premier" has even fewer features than last year. I was disappointed that they dropped the "Tax Forcaster" funtion from 2003. I did not have any problem installing, but was forced to do a complete reinstall with an update corrupted the program. But the overall quality and value is declining. My advice is just stay with the basic if you don't need to do the state return and hope the Intuit company takes notice and starts to improve their products.
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