Turbotax always walks me through the forms asking the right questions. It is easy to use, you can see what form you are filling out as it asks the questions. The more information boxes are helpful and simplify the explanation compared to using IRS tax code.

There were several bugs in the software where Googling the issue had a work-around. Also, need better explanations when things like Education did not quality and does not tell you why. I would like a little more feedback during entries to explain how values are calculated and determined.

Overall very good experience. I've been using TurboTax for over 25 years. This year I found one issue that was frustrating - entering the interest and dividend information myself was not simple, it required additional steps. The program seemed to want to force automating the procedure and that was frustrating.

I was disappointed that TT-deluxe was not able to accurately complete form 2200. I needed to report my tax withholding by quarter as I went from full to part time employment and had a lump-sum Roth conversion income late in the year. TT simply straightlines the total. The result was either pay a nuisance amount of incorrect penalty, or spend a couple of hours re-doing the fed and state forms by hand. I couldn't enter the numbers into the forms section.

One big challenge is every time I open TurboTax, no matter what year it automatically goes to the TurboTax website for updates. Updates are not required every time I open the the software. I should have the option to access the software without getting updates every time.

I think everyone would just like to know... the upfront cost to use software to complete their taxes. Most user must file federal & at least a state SO why not just put the full cost to cover a fully completed e-file for fed & state? I may just stop using TurboTax and switch to H&B. It's a bit much for most whom only file simple documents vs others whom have WAY more to file. *which I HATE to see the cost of that from TurboTax as well.

I thought I was going to have a heck of a time because I read a bunch of reviews where some folks had issues with this software. I had zero issues, just make sure your operating system is compatible. I have a Mac with Sequoia 15.7.3 software and the whole process from downloading to filing my taxes was simple. 2 years ago I DID NOT read the specs and bought the software and could not load it on my Mac (I had an older operating system at the time), luckily I had a old Windows computer that I had to use, but not gonna lie, I was mad, but it was my fault because I did not read the fine print. Would definitely recommend this software especially if you have a Mac with Sequoia operating system.

2025 Turbo Tax was very buggy. Normally Turbo tax is the most bug-free and beautifully executed software so this is disappointing. * I installed it and it failed to run so I had to uninstall it and reinstall it to get it to work. * It kept asking me to fill out fields for a child tax credit that did not come close to applying to me. * There were many other bugs. At one point I had to end the program with Task manager and restart it.

Maryland Form 502CG applies a 2% surtax to all capital gains if your FAGI exceeds $350 K. While this is correct for full year residents, it is incorrect for part years residents who received all capital gain in a state other than Maryland. The instructions for 502CG state that 502CG should not be filled out at all if the capital gains were not part of the Maryland adjusted gross income. TurboTax Deluxe fills out 502CG as though all capital gains for the year were earned in Maryland, even if none of the capital gains were part of Maryland adjusted gross income. Krystal at TurboTax tried to help me out with this, but my state Congressional Delegate was able to finally figure this out. I had to manually zero out Line 1 in Form 502CG to fix this. TurboTax should have asked a question about how much of the capital gains income occurred while a resident of Maryland, and no such question was asked.

The program is fine, but TurboTax should STOP lobbying against our government's effort to offer free tax preparation software for everyone. It's criminal to force taxpayers to pay third-party vendors for tax preparation software just so they can file accurate tax returns.