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Summary: Don't
Review: I've been using TT for the past three tax years, immediately downloaded this year's version in January, and folks here are right, there was no pre-warning that you can't use it on two computers until you have already paid for it. I'm not a software cheat, I simply had a new computer arriving that week and now I'm in a bind for no reason.This is tax return form stuff with if/then statements, not proprietary, complicated application code that you can't get anywhere else. HR Block is comparable to TT, compatible with past tax years done on TT, cheaper, and not worth this headache. Bottom line: Don't, just don't.
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Summary: Memory Resident Anti-Piracy Software is junk
Review: This years TurboTax has been a major mistake for Intuit. I can't believe they expect us to install it and live with a 1M memory resident program to protect them from piracy. There are a lot more graceful ways of doing product activation. Just because some people pirate software doesn't mean they should take it out on the rest of us. I know they have performed independent tests arguing they are not doing anything wrong. I would recommend against this buying this software this year, unless you want memory resident anti-piracy software installed on your computer eating your valuable memory.
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Summary: Even if you want this, do not buy a used copy
Review: This year's Turbo Tax has an annoying anti-piracy lock that won't let you print if you install it on more than one PC, so even if you want to buy it after reading the revealing reviews here, be sure to buy a fresh, factory-sealed copy, not an open package!
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Summary: Everyone seems to have lost their minds on this one
Review: Not in the habit of reviewing things on Amazon.com, but had to for this one. I have used TT for 5 years, and although I am opposed to forced registration and or activation, I am also sympathetic to piracy issues. Intuit provides us with an excellent tool to use each year to complete our taxes and does so at a very reasonable price, so making an effort to keep people from passing it around seems reasonable. I installed and completed my taxes as usual, quickly and with no problems (I have moderately complicated personal taxes and small business taxes). Other than having to enter the activation code, I noticed nothing different than in year's past. Honestly all the complaints and problems seem to be making a mountain out of a mole hill. You can still install and work on your return on as many different computers as you want, the only limitation is that you can only print or efile from the computer you activated the software on. Additionally, since you can save the return as a PDF file, you can easily print it from any computer as well. I continue to recommend TurboTax to anyone interested and will continue to do so. Definitely the most reasonably priced piece of software of its quality out there in any category.
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Summary: Heed the Turbo Tax warnings
Review: Shortly after I loaded TT onto my fairly new computer, it ground to almost a complete halt. I waited several hours before the Task Manager window finally opened so that I could see that my CPU usage was 100%. Although no programs were running, the pop3trap.exe (or something like that) was using 99%. I closed it and then tried to reboot, but the same thing happened. I contacted the computer company (Sony) and the service rep wanted to know if I had loaded software recently. When I told him that I had loaded TT, he said the problem might be related to the C-dilla program. He gave me Intuit's phone number and a PIN for service. This was Friday evening. I called Intuit and heard the recording to call back Monday through Friday 8-5 (when I am at work?!). I pulled out my old computer with a dial-up modem and set up a chat with a TT tech service rep. I explained my problem and was told (typed) that TT was compatible with all operating systems. I asked if there was a possibility that [C-dilla] might be causing my computer to malfunction... He suggested I contact the "appropriate authority", but didn't indicate who/what that was. I kept asking if there was any possibility that TT could be affecting my computer. And the answer - TT is compatible with all operating systems. Swell. I bought and used TT for the past 6 years with good success, but right now I am off to the store to request a refund so that I can purchase Tax Cut.o make the changes there and to get a new PDF before proceeding. Equally unacceptable to the situation I first described. Turbotax and TaxCut have been getting comparable reviews for years. Only inertia and the convenience of uploading the prior year's info kept me wed to Turbotax. This new system makes Turbotax unuseable. Hello TaxCut!
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Summary: Intuit lost a 7 year customer
Review: Horrible. Ads pop up while you are doing your taxes! I paid for this program and it's going to bother me with advertising?! C-dilla has potentially serious privacy concerns as well. I have used turbotax each year for the past 7 years, but this is the end for me. Good bye Intuit.
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Summary: Slippery Slope
Review: I don't care if Intuit wants me to activate their software. It's a hassle but, in the end, it's a nit. Nor do I care about being stopped every 5 minutes during TurboTax's interview process so Intuit can try to sell me just one more tiny add-on/product/service,... It's annoying but, in the end, it's the American way. What I DO care about is this SafeCast / C-Dilla garbage. Not only does it install without notice, it installs surreptitiously by installing into a hidden folder. Then, it runs as a system process which is automatically launched at start up independently of TurboTax. And it's not uninstalled when TurboTax is uninstalled. The process uses "only" 1 MB of RAM. That's not much, of course, until EVERY software vendor in the world decides to follow suit by using "their own" 1 MB of MY RAM. And when they do it without my knowledge or permission,...? I've removed all Intuit software from my computer.
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Summary: A disappointment this year
Review: I have used TurboTax for many years and have been happy with the product. Not this year. I hated the 'tacky' advertisements placed throughout the product. It takes long enough to do my taxes now, I shouldn't have to waste time saying 'no' to an array of additional Intuit product offerings. Last year was easy with respect to the state program. The first state was free with TurboTax. Just download it. This year you have to pay for the state and then ask them for the money back. Was totally unable to register TurboTax. Every time I tried to register the product it kept telling me the server was down. I finally gave up. TurboTax couldn't find last year's return so I had to find it manually. Also, the tree structure is different from last year so I had to tailor my backup process to find this year's files. Next year it's Tax Cut for me. I'd rather do the taxes manually than deal with this stuff.
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Summary: Ridiculous copy protection scheme
Review: I could live with the program being locked to a single machine -- if I could move it to a different machine. I installed to a desktop, then wanted to move it to my tablet pc I bought later. Intuit told me to go lump it. They literally said that if my desktop had been run over by a truck, they would have given me a new key; but in this case, I'd have to buy a second copy of the program.
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Summary: First time user.
Review: Taking H & R Block's tax course gave this novice computer enthusiast the courage to try TurboTax. I had tired of the ever increasing cost of tax preparation.
Armed with my tax information, I loaded and updated TurboTax and began following prompts. How could anything be easier. I completed federal and state returns, filed electronically and mailed off my Intuit rebate offers. And all of this without once referring to my H & R Block tax course materials.
Now I feel like a big dummy having spent all that money on tax preparation in the past. But I feel great about all of the money I'll save in the future.
Thank you TurboTax.
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