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Summary: TurboTax works great! All this B.S. is about nothing!
Review: Activation was as easy as filling out one form...like many other products that I buy. And I don't have a problem with licensing a product properly. My taxes and my fiance's taxes are done! I ran many what-if scenarios planning for the change in our tax status next year and am now comfortable with our tax strategy. It is easy to use and integrated with all my other financial relationships (Bank, Investment company, 401k, etc.). I highly recommend it!
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Summary: INTUIT SINKS TO NEW LOWS
Review: Intuit, the maker of TurboTax 2002 has betrayed you, and me, the average home user of their software. They've betrayed our trust, my friend. Intuit has sneakingly snuck into their software, without telling you, a product activation feature, and a copy protection program. THIS IS SPYWARE. They vigorously deny that they have added spyware to their software. BULL. Spyware, in my definition is an EXTRA program that is installed when the program that you pay for is also installed. It is installed WITHOUT telling you, and without the option to not install it. And that is exactly what the company that we foolishly supported for so long has done. I strongly, vigorously urge all of you to NOT buy this program. H & R Block's Tax Cut 2002 is as much so, if not more capable than turbo tax. Both will give you the SAME result, the maximum refund, or minimum taxes due. Tax Cut has an interface which is easier to navigate, and does all the same things, without the added bloatware/spyware. They ALLOW you to install it on multiple home computers. Let's fight back against this ... ... Buy Tax Cut - it's written by the real tax pros, and it doesn't have the spyware.
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Summary: Internet Required for spyware
Review: I have also been a long time user of TurboTax (last 7 years). The PC I attempted to installed it on is blocked from a direct Internet connection for security concerns. I have all my financial data on that system. TT requires direct connection to the Internet. I can't believe that a financial program wants to share my information without giving me an option. Forget product activation, forget Intuit. I will never buy another product from them. I just picked up TaxCut.
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Summary: Ridiculously overprotective company rules hurts loyal user
Review: I've purchased Turbo Tax for the last 8 years. Every year I plunk down 30-40 bucks, and an additional 10 to 15 for their online filing. I will never do so anymore. As you can clearly see from the negative reviews, I was one of the very unhappy people that was stung by their spyware software. On our computer, we regularly run SpyBot. We are very busy people, with a newborn and a two income family. We managed to eek out a free 2 hour timespan last weekend that we were to do our taxes. I ran Spybot dutifully that Saturday morning, and noticed C-Dilla. I knew what this software does and promptly disabled it. Poof! TurboTax also failed to start. Looking through their website, I found out that their "support" was not available on the weekend where MOST people would choose to use this specific piece of software. Called Monday and they accused me of copying the software, I explained what Spybot does and told they to kindly %@*&^ themselves as they would see in their customer database that I've purchased (and Online filed) it for the past few years. The entire ordeal took about 15 minutes of mind numbing 5 sets of 8 to 25 alphanumeric numbers. H&R Tax Cut is just as good, my Controller uses it, and so will I next year.
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Summary: bad intuit
Review: I have used Turbo tax for years and while I have been happy with the product in the past. I purchased taxcut this year due to the fact that Intuit had to go and put spyware into turbo tax this year. When are people going to learn that NOBODY wants programs
installed onto their computer without their knowledge. I will not
purchase any program again from Intuit or ANY other company that
piggy backs stealth programs onto my computer without my knowledge. Oh and yes I have read Intuit's response that it's not
spyware...sorry not buying it.....bad business move on your part
as I don't know of a single turbo tax user that is going to buy from you again.
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Summary: TurboTax is unbeatable
Review: Disregard all the negative comments you've read here about this product. TurboTax is still the best product out there, and it just gets easier every year. The only thing I'd say is save yourself the money and use the web version, unless you really want to see all those videos on the CD.
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Summary: Do it the old fashion way.
Review: Intuit has raked in enough cash the last 10 years to fill a fleet of tankers. The product activation is yet another scheme among the software giants keep a monopoly. Use the old fashion method and mail in the forms. Then take a walk outside and get some air.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: I bought TaxCut after reading negative reviews of Turbo Tax. First of all, I could not load my state program because it would not recognize that I had already loaded the federal program. I called tech support and spent about 45 minutes with no luck--finally called my ISP and he got me going in just a few minutes! Whenever I tried to download any information, everything locked up so I had to manually enter everything. After losing all the information I had entered after the program locked up (I lost over an hour re-entering all the information)I learned my lesson and saved my return each step of the way. Then, I found the directions much more confusing. I finally had to do Turbo Tax online in order to check the accuracy of Tax Cut. Not all instructions were clear to me and I entered state taxes paid twice in Tax Cut (but not Turbo Tax). Finally, the rebates are time consuming. Couldn't find the form for getting the rebate back on the e-filing so I called them and they are mailing me a form. Further, Tax Cut hasn't yet supplied me with the declaration numbers needed to get the rebates! I was supposed to have received an email with that info., but haven't yet. So, I emailed them and am waiting for a reply. My entire experience with Tax Cut has been very frustrating. Turbo Tax (CD) always included free filing. Next year, I'm going back to Turbo Tax. Plus, I called Turbo Tax and they said if I get a new computer, they will give me a new key so that I can load my software on my new computer. So, I'm no longer concerned about the "spy ware" aspect. In short, I'm VERY disillusioned with Tax Cut.
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Summary: Bought TaxCut instead - doesn't require activation
Review: I was a loyal Turbo Tax customer until I found out this year that they have implemented an annoying product-activation system, which doesn't allow you to easily install the product on more than one pc at home. I have a laptop AND a 2 desktop pcs at home, so the product activation headaches make it not worth the purchase. I purchased TaxCut instead and it is terrific, does the job, doesn't have the annoying problematic product-activation, and I will be a loyal customer to them from now on. I suggest that you purchase TaxCut instead of Turbo Tax.
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Summary: TaxCut Will Load Last Year's TurboTax Data
Review: Having read the reviews here, I skipped TurboTax, and went directly to TaxCut this year. Program works wonderfully, and--as the review title suggests--TaxCut will automatically load your personal data from last year's TurboTax return. Couldn't be easier to swap programs.
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