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Summary: Installation Problems and Errors
Review: I've been using TurboTax for over ten years....this year is my last. Too many problems trying to install a ... program. I have a 3 year old Windows98 machine. It kept locking up due to memory overrun and would not let me install it on another computer without calling Intuit and waiting for tech support. I switched to Tax Cut and my computer and I am very happy.
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Summary: need help fast...taxcuts vs. turbo tax
Review: I have used taxcuts in the past and have found it to be ok. I have a few years of back taxes to do and thought about switching to turbo tax, but after reading these reviews I'm afraid to. I'm not very computer savy and turbo tax sounds like the installation problems and potential for crashing are highWhat about the previous tax years for turbo tax, if you buy the 2000, 2001 versions do they have these problems that everyone is talking about?
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Summary: installs spyware without notification
Review: This is the last time I purchase Turbotax. It installs a spyware that starts everytime you start your machine. The turbotax uninstaller doesn't remove the spyware. If you want to run your purchased, registered version of Turbotax on another one of your computers you are out of luck.Intuit is on my .... list
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Summary: Buy TaxCut
Review: I am a seven year buyer of TaxCut, however, I received TurboTax for free this year and decided to try it. Terrible mistake. There are so many bugs with the programs that unless you are a trained tax professional (such as myself) you would not be able to catch them. For example, education credits for NYS does not always flow directly onto the State Return. You have manually enter in the credit instead of the program automatically populating from the worksheet. This was only one of the problems I noticed. Buyer Beware. Buy TaxCut, I sure will next year. Besides, state downloads are cheaper with TaxCut.
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Summary: DO NOT USE TURBO TAX BUY TAX CUT INSTEAD
Review: This year, Intuit has gone too far. They have added a copy protection scheme (c-dilla) to Turbo Tax that installs on your computing, running all the time and consuming 1MB of memory. The product includes a product activation similar to that of Windows XP. They do not inform the user anywhere in the manuals, or the installation process that such intrusion will take place. Your system will be infected by this malware without you knowing. I found about it by searching "turbo tax activation on google". Next year, buy H&R Block's TAXCUT!! If you have already installed the product, verify this by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL then choose Task Manager. If C-Dilla is installed, CdaC11BA or similar will be present in the task list. Let's make some noise so we can let Intuit know IT IS NOT OK TO MESS WITH PAYING CUSTOMERS!
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Summary: Don't Buy It
Review: I was shocked when I installed this year's Turbo Tax. You are not allowed to install and use this program on two computers. I have a laptop and a desktop. Normally, I install on both computers and work on my taxes whenever I have time either at home or at the office. With this year's change, you can only print and transmit your returns on the first computer where you installed. What a major inconvenience! Intuit sure didn't have the end user in mind when they made this change. This type of attitude happens when a company grows too big and they feel that whatever they do, the consumer will accept. I am mad at myself for not checking the customer comments section first before I clicked on the purchase button. Unless Intuit removes this unacceptable feature next year, I will buy TaxCut. Thanks God that Turbo Tax is not the only tax software in town
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Summary: Never Again
Review: Submitted federal and state income tax three (3) times and each time it was rejected due to LAST YEAR's AVERAGE GROSS INCOME (AGI) WAS NOT WHAT THE IRS HAD ON FILE. Filing 2002 Taxes - NOT - 2001 Taxes. Can't get back in to refile without being charged AGAIN.
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Summary: Good product............HORRIBLE rebate policy
Review: I've used TurboTax for the past several years. All in all I have had very few problems with the software itself. However, Intuit's rebate policy has proven to be a giant waste of time, and I will no longer purchase this product. Maybe Intuit counts on the fact that a large percentage of its customers will simply give up on receiving the rebates. Each year I have eventually received both the rebate on TurboTax Deluxe and the rebate for the "free" state download but not without great effort. Many times I've been unable to talk to an actual person after calling the 800-phone number. Also, Intuit has on several occasions found a way to delay making payment because of admitted paperwork mistakes on their end. I wouldn't recommend this product unless you like dealing with unnecessary red tape.
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Summary: Listen to the Reviews
Review: So I did hear all the negative reviews about the spyware that Intuit added to Turbo Tax but I didn't really _listen_. I should have. It's as bad as they say and worse. I have bought a copy to TT every year for as long as I can remember doing my taxes but this is the last year I buy TT. In fact, I am so mad that I will never buy any Intuit product again. As a software developer, I do understand the desire of protecting IP. But putting spyware that significantly affects the functioning of your computer is not a solution. TT causes all users except for the user who installed TT on my home XP system to crash when connecting to the internet (workaround: disable c-dilla through the services console before connecting). It is a tremendous headache and I don't even want to think about trying to get a look at my taxes in the future when I have a different machine. I will just print several hard copies, uninstall, and throw the software in the trash where it belongs.
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Summary: A Loyal Customer NO MORE!
Review: Used TurboTax for many years and have been very satisfied with Intuit products until this year. Very difficult to activate on Win XP and places CDilla spyware on your drive. Only recently did they admit the software was placed on the HD and put a difficult to find removal tool on their website. If they had come clean about product activation - no problem. Never using Intuit products again and am recommending to everyone I can tell to avoid them also. Just my $0.02.
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