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Summary: Avoid -- Did not work
Review: This software is not user friendly at all. My employer's address is out of the state in which I live. This program in its infinte wisdom decided that I did live in that state. And after much searching through the documentation, there does not appear to be a way to override this. Even if I could, I am uneasy at the fact that if it has messed up something as simple as a state field that it may have messed up some other field or calculation. Quality is extremely important in a product like this and this one does not make the grade.
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Summary: Will go back to TurboTax
Review: I agree 100% with the last review from March 28. I also had some income on a W-2 and other income from self-employment. TaxCut made me fill out more than 1 form manually, one of which I had to download off of the IRS web site. Also, I had to be sure to delete any forms I decided not to use on review - answering No to use the form during the interview will not erase answers previously entered. TaxCut really let me down. The only positive thing I can say is that it did import my TurboTax information and as a whole ran well on XP. I switched from TurboTax because in past years the IRS has made adjustments to my return making me think TurboTax was doing something wrong. Maybe I still made the right decision - since I had to fill out forms manually, my return may be more accurate this year.
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Summary: Missing Forms
Review: I found in using the Delux version that a form was missing, 8582 CR which is needed to establish whether a specific content of Form 8582, namely, a tax credit would be allowed and yet the latter form was available. The state version (CA) also had forms missing, namely, forms for reporting installment sales. These forms are all available in the largest selling tax prep program, TurboTax. I was also very displeased with the fact that you cannot print out a listing of interest or dividend sources for inclusion in the return to support the numbers in Sched B without the following printed on the form in bold and large letters "Not For Filing". Their were other problems with the listing. I contacted the company re' the missing forms. Their reply was for me to get the forms from the government but they also pointed out that then the return could no longer be submitted electronically. Their money back guarantee is also a laugh since they require the inclusion of the originalbar code from the box. But in my case, I had alredy sent this in for a rebate. I suggest you buy TurboTax.
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Summary: Worse than you could possibly believe.
Review: I purchased this app because I was fed up with paying the annual Intuit surcharge plus the inclusion of dodgy policing software.However much you dislike TurboTax at does manage to work most of the time unlike Taxcut. This looks and operates like an old DOS application running in a fixed Windows shell. I haven't seen anything so bad since the mid 90's. It also crashed a fair number of times under XP. Then there is the so called interview process which is about as user friendly as looking at the IRS guidelines. Half the forms that I required had to be downloaded and added in, an excruciating painful and slow process. And getting the depreciation process to work was close to brain surgery. In the end I was so confused by the collection of seemingly random forms required that I requested a refund and purchased TurboTax. Don't waste you time with this amateur offering resembling a real software product.
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Summary: TaxCut Can Cut It
Review: Preface:
I do not have a religion in this matter. I am not anti- this company or pro- that one, I am interested simply in a product that does what it says it will and does it well. I have used TurboTax for the last 4 years *happily*. Like most this year, however, I refuse to knowingly install spyware and reject Intuit's Draconian solution to protecting their product. (I agree that they should, but not with their solution.) So I purchased TaxCut aware of the following: 1) it has its pitfalls
2) my taxes are extremely complex (Scheds A-E and a gazillion forms spread across two states, multiple properties) and Turbo Tax H&B could not handle them last year
3) I would probably have to do a lot of work myself
4) I would not have to worry about importing Turbo Tax files
5) what you bring to the table makes a world of difference to the experience you have with any tax software - if you are set to plug in numbers because you have done your homework ahead of time (ie. gathered paperwork, receipts, sorted data, etc.) then you will have a much easier time of it, but that is not news Notes:
This product doesn't suck anywhere near as badly as I was lead to believe. The reviewer who said it is a few years behind TT is correct. Both the functionality and interface could use improvement, *but it did not prevent me from doing what I needed to do*. I think that is an important point given everything I have read. I was able to complete all the federal schedules and forms without a hitch. The two state returns required about 15 extra minutes of hand-massaging in order to get them to reconcile with each other. I am not a tax guru. I would have had a lot of trouble doing the returns by hand and am appreciative that the software was able to handle them. I did not have trouble installing it (Win2000) and I never lost data (I saved frequently). The worst glitch I encountered was when the software failed to display information that it said I should be able to view (eg. your employer's W2 information). Sure that's disconcerting. If the interface does not function properly, how does that lend credibility to its back end? However, I found two errors in TT's 2001 software (don't know if they fixed it in this year's), so there's potentially room for improvement all the way around. TaxCut's interface is quite navigable but is not as slick as TT's, and the reviewer who mentioned that TC does not return you to the cell in which you last left off is correct. At least TC will put you in the right section. Nor is its level of tax information as well-developed as TT's. I did have to go to a few online IRS publications to answer questions. However, I'm a sentient being and can chew (albeit slowly) on IRS publications (now if only sentient beings would write them -- and as we all know, if any software vendor's synopses of tax codes is incorrect, it is OUR problem for taking their advice). Upshot: TaxCut did cut it. TC was not perfect nor as slick as TT, but it did do the job. I am glad that I opted for it rather than accept the spyware, but I wish the two would converge on their strengths. TC would do well to learn from TT and improve its interface and upgrade its QA significantly and TT would do well to take a lesson from TC in terms of respect for its customers. I hope both companies gain knowledge from their mistakes and take credit for their strengths.
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Summary: poor program
Review: I tried to save a couple bucks using this junk (instead of TurboTax) and I regret it. The program is not close to the quality of TurboTax and is a total pain in the rear to use on the Mac family of computers.
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Summary: Not as good as TurboTax but it did the job for me
Review: Like everyone else I switched from TurboTax because of all the negative comments. I had no trouble importing my TurboTax files. Then I simply followed the interview questions and before I knew it I was done. My taxes are not complicated at all so maybe everyone that is having problems is due to a more complex tax situation. But for a basic tax return TaxCut worked fine, but I still like TurboTax better so let's hope that Intuit listens to us for next year.
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Summary: Buggy/Crashes Tech Support Useless
Review: After spending several hours entering my Federal return, TaxCut crashed upon entering the state program. To fix the problem, Block tech support told me to start again from scratch and re-enter the Federal return without doing an import of my previous years return. Rather than fixing a blatant bug, they want me to spend time entering my return again. ...
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Summary: Worthless
Review: I've used TurboTax for 4 years but bought this after reading all the reviews about cdilla etc. I needed something compatible with importing from Fidelity and TaxCut says it is. Big Joke. It won't let me import my financial info and the helpline people were useless. Kept sending me "solutions" that had nothing to do with my problem. After calling and emailing for 6 days - their ultimate solution was that I should input all my financials by hand instead of trying to import. What a waste of time and money!!!...
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Summary: BUY TURBOTAX !
Review: I decided that I would try the less expensive alternative to Turbotax, a software program I have used for 5 years, with flawless service. I had to calculate mileage for business, although we receive partial compensation for that mileage. What a joke ! taxcut does nothing to assist with simple calculations with business expenses, so I tried customer service... a much, much bigger joke. After 4 emails, and being advised to claim ourselves as a separate business, we rec'd this in an email-"Our Technical Support team provides technical expertise for issues pertaining to TaxCut® software. If you have a specific tax question or need tax advice we recommend that you contact the IRS"...So, if the software doesn't work for your pasrticular situation, too bad. Call the IRS. May as well go to the post office and buy a #2 pencil.We never had this problem with TURBOTAX. Taxcut is a one time mistake. Save yourself the time, moneey, and frustration. I want software that works.
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