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Summary: The program crashed after being done with the Interview
Review: I have been using TurboTax since it first became available. But this year I decided not to use it due to its forcefull installation of Internet explorer 5.5 and the problems that this can create in your system (up to total system failure). I went ahead and bought TaxCut Deluxe. After spending two days completing the interview process, when I'm finally done I click next and the program crashes. Luckily I have Windows 2000 and it intercepts the crash of the software and it even provides you with a log file with the exact reason the software crashed. After emails with their customer support and phone calls (pretty good support), they acknowledged they had a problem and that they don't have a solution. I was told to ask for a refund. But who will refund me for my time??? Nevertheless, when compared to the customer service of other companies (i.e. Pinnacle) it was really great.
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Summary: I wish I had bought TurboTax
Review: I have used TurboTax for the last 4 years, and have found it simple and intuitive. TaxCut is anything but. I came up short on my state taxes this year, and had to figure out if I owed a penalty manually, and tell this sorry excuse of a program yes or no, since it could not figure it out itself. I am very irritated, and I certainly will not be buying this product next year.
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Summary: Jeez
Review: I purchased Taxcut the other day...I was originally going to get TurboTax, but was put off by the price ($), and found this Taxcut software nearby. It was [less costly] and had H&R Block's name on it, so I figured it couldn't be too bad. So I bought it. I finished my taxes yesterday...efiled them and everything. I really had no problems. I mean, my taxes are relatively simple...just some income, deductible student loans, some capital gains, and thats about it. I answered the questions, the computer did the calculations and filled out the forms, and out they went! I mean, there were a few times where the user interface could've been a bit more clear (maybe once or twice, when filling out these worksheets), but that's about it. I'd rank this software as "good", especially for the low price. I'd recommend it, and will use it again next year.
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Summary: Why all the negative comments? This software is just fine..
Review: I purchased Taxcut the other day...I was originally going to get TurboTax, but was put off by the price ($), and found this Taxcut software nearby. It was [less costly] and had H&R Block's name on it, so I figured it couldn't be too bad. So I bought it. I finished my taxes yesterday...efiled them and everything. I really had no problems. I mean, my taxes are relatively simple...just some income, deductible student loans, some capital gains, and thats about it. I answered the questions, the computer did the calculations and filled out the forms, and out they went! I mean, there were a few times where the user interface could've been a bit more clear (maybe once or twice, when filling out these worksheets), but that's about it. I'd rank this software as "good", especially for the low price. I'd recommend it, and will use it again next year.
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Summary: Bug ridden with poor support
Review: I purchased the Mac OS X version of Taxcut Deluxe. It is unquestionably one of the worst pieces of software I have ever owned, and I will not be purchasing anything further from the purveyors. Even the update crashes. I've reported the crashes to H&RBlock. They asked me which version of Windows I used. The bugs are simply to numerous to mention in this short space, but if you're looking for tax software, I recommend anything else.
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Summary: good but a little confusing
Review: I thought tax cut was really good. However, it was a little confusing especially the state version. (New Jersey) there were different sections that I had know clue as to what they wanted.
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Summary: Glad I switched from TurboTax
Review: I used TurboTax for 4 yrs, but last year the program just wouldn't work when I tried to e-file, forcing me to print my return and mail it. For 2001, I switched to TaxCut. I use & like Money2002, and since Microsoft owns Kiplinger, I thought I'd give it a shot. It worked great! E-filing was a breeze. My fed refund was in my checking account in 7 days, my state, one week later. It's a better value than TurboTax too...
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Summary: Huge disappointment
Review: I used, happily, TaxCut for the last 2 years. I use Windows XP and TaxCut 2001 crashed on several occasions. Found the error message on their Q&A section and updated the software after uninstalling it first (upon first run, the update would fail to complete). Without going into the details here, I was able to finally send my returns electronically after being on Version 6101 (Federal). Needless to say, I won't buy TaxCut 2002. Don't buy TaxCut 2001.
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Summary: Caution: Using Tax Cut could land you in JAIL!!!
Review: I went through Tax Cut and answered every question honestly and truthfully, but if I had actually sent in the return it prepared for me, I would be on my way to jail! Just a sampling of the problems:
-- Even though I entered that I had contributed to a ROTH (non-deductable) IRA, Tax Cut still deducted my contribution from my income. I had to fix the problem manually. If this gross error had slipped by, I would have certainly been audited and penalized.
-- Tax Cut did not ask me if any of my work-related education expenses were reimbursed by my employer (some of them were). Again, this required a manual fix, and could have resulted in more trouble from the IRS had I actually sent the erroneous return in.
-- Tax Cut totally hosed up importing my capital gains info from Quicken. This took me HOURS to recalculate and enter manually.
-- Even though I told Tax Cut during the interview section that I had no deductible medical expenses, it took my imported Quicken medical expenses and tried to deduct them anyway. If you still (foolishly) decide to use Tax Cut, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT TRY TO IMPORT DATA FROM QUICKEN!!! On top of everything else, this product is loaded with advertising tie-ins to try to get you into an H&R Block for more business. I cannot say enough bad things about this program. It is awful. It is more than a waste of money -- it may cost you thousands in penalties.
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Summary: Tax Cut Is Awful!
Review: I will never buy this program again!! I had major problems with several areas of this program. First, As you're going through the input process, after you click "Next" on any of the screens, there's not an hourglass, progress bar, or anything else to tell you that you are waiting (and I mean REALLY waiting) on the program. This could lead you to think you didn't really click the "Next" button. If you click it again, then you've jumped two screens ahead and have to go back.
Second, I used Tax Cut last year without any problems, so I imported last year's data as the program suggests, only to find out during the final check that some of the fields don't quite match last year's format. I got a "Tax Cut Exception Field 9 Is Not Numeric" error. No explanation of what Field 9 is or where to go to correct it!! Clicking OK on this error shuts down the program completely. Trying to restart and load the existing tax file resulted in a C++ error that also shut down the program. I called Tech Support (a long distance call) and after a 20 minute hold time I talked to Marquetta who had absolutely no idea what I was talking about, or what to do about it. She had me reinstall the State version to no avail. This young lady barely had a grasp of the English language and should not be working in Tech support for anyone. The only way I got around the error was to completely start over, didn't import anything from last year and go from there. FORGET ABOUT THIS PROGRAM!! BUY TURBO TAX INSTEAD!!
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