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| From: Intuit, Inc.
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Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 3246
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
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 6-10 of 32
 Intuit dropped the ball this year! January 31, 2005
S. Zavori
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
Big drop off in quality this year (Turbo Tax Premier). I've been using TT for many years now and this is the first year where they haven't improved upon the product, as a matter of fact, it's a big step backwards. Looks like they're trying to cut costs by consolidating the desktop and online versions into one product interface. Next year, for the first time, I'll be taking a look at the other tax programs. Wake up Intuit!!!
 Works fine for my needs December 29, 2004
Ricky Levine (New York, NY USA)
14 out of 30 found this review helpful
I have a little concern that the CPA reviewer below might be a little biased since this item steals much of his business... But if you are willing to take the time to go through the turbo tax interview carefully and are looking to save some dough, this software works well, and is very empowering.
 Excellent as always December 31, 2004
David (Lumberton NJ USA)
14 out of 22 found this review helpful
I am not sure of R. Brenner's problem, but Turbo Tax installed great for me. This is my third year using it. The first year, I tried both Tax Cut and Turbo Tax. TurboTax was much more easier to use and much more helpful.
Turbo Tax is an excellent product. Don't take my word for it.
Ask PC Magazine [...]
Response to VP Bob Meigham: Mortgage interest February 23, 2005
Chris Johnson
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
Since you automatically ASSUMED the problem is MY FAULT let me give you a little more information:
I did enter my mortgage interest in the right area. I can READ instructions and you apparently did not understand my issue.
And YES I did see the instructions stating "If you had a HOME OFFICE and paid mortgage interest DO NOT enter your payments here. We'll ask for that amount later when we cover your home offices expenses".
Nowhere in my original review did I say I could not deduct mortgage interest for the home daycare. I simply said my problem was that it does not let me PRORATE the interest. When the program asked me for INDIRECT Home office expenses it asks for my entire home mortgage interest, but the IRS themselves and instructions clearly state to prorate this for part year businesses. Which was my case with my wife's home day care (93 days of 2004). TT lets you prorate it here however, the software always overwrites this value with the amount of mortgage interest you claim on Schedule A; you find this out after you are directed to itemized deductions (Schedule A) and TT asks you to enter your deductible mortgage interest for the entire year of 2004. When I type in the deductible mortgage interest here, the TT software then takes this exact amount and puts it back on form 8829 line 10b. In fact ANY value you enter here is carried over to form 8829. The only "calculation" being done here is a "copy and paste". There is no problem with real estate taxes (which I also prorated on form 8829). But for some reason Mortgage interest has issues.
TaxCut does these calculations correctly, why can't TurboTax? Also why can't you admit your software has a bug? IT DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR PART YEAR BUSINESSES WHEN IT ASKS FOR YOUR MORTGAGE INTEREST PERIOD.
I spent 3 hours on the phone yesterday with TT support and we walked through the interview multiple times and we recreated the problem on EVERY occasion. Even the nice lady I was working with AGREED that there is a problem here. Maybe you should spend a day at customer service and walk through customer issues, or better yet try this yourself to see what I am talking about, instead of always assuming the customer is WRONG.
Better yet how about you email me, so I can send you detailed instructions to recreate the problem?
I look forward to your response.
And since we are on the subject of bugs, I found another one an hour ago:
TurboTax gives a home DEPRECIATION credit for a business that started and stopped in 2004. In my case the home day care that my wife had started 1/12/2004 and ended 4/2/2004. I entered this information in the TT interview and TurboTax calculated a home depreciation credit of $119. The IRS contacted me today and told me that I can't claim this credit. Since you will probably ASSUME I did something wrong here too, and that your "perfect" software is doing everything correctly, let me refer to you IRS Publication 946.
On page 6 under EXCEPTED PROPERTY, it states this
"Even if the requirements explained in the preceding discussions are met, you cannot depreciated the following property.
Property placed in service and disposed of in the same year."
Here TurboTax is clearly violating this rule for my situation. This is a bug AND the problem stated earlier is a bug as well; and you will find this out when home business customers come back to you to get their guaranteed reimbursement checks because the IRS audited and fined them.
In my case TaxCut does all calculations correctly and covers all details, so I will use them from now on. On the other hand TurboTax ignores IRS rules and does not handle all of the pertinent details in special situations. I already returned TT to the store and exchanged it for TaxCut. Best tax decision I ever made.
 LANDLORDS, BEWARE!!! BAD SOFTWARE! February 6, 2005
Denver Guy (Denver, CO)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
I haven't used TurboTax in years. I own several apartment buildings and things got complicated. This year I thought I'd give it a try, but TurboTax Premier wasn't up to the job. In going through EasyStep, there is no way to enter when particular buildings were purchased! That's right - no way to account for depreciation! Unbelievable. I chatted online with their tech support twice, and they couldn't find a way around it.
Someone who wasn't paying attention would lose a lot of money by paying a lot of extra taxes.
This is incredibly inept on the part of TurboTax. I will never buy anything from Intuit again.
In my opinion, the program sucks.
P.S. There is a money-back guarantee, but it ain't easy. You have to chat with them online to get the address, and then return the CD ROM via UPS and pray that you get your money back. In my case, they gyped me on the refund by $26. I am taking action against them. Sleazy company.
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