Nice tax software

easy to use

Great

Used for years

This year was the worse that I've experienced with Turbo Tax instructions. The 1st state filing should have been free. I ended up paying $25 for both Virginia and Georgia. I will follow up for refund. Overall experience was not well. Maybe I'll pay someone to file next year,

I have used TurboTax Desktop for many years and have always found it to be excellent--5 stars. This year was different. One of my 1099-Rs had an amount in box 2a that was less than the amount in box 2. The lesser amount was also included in box 16 (State distribution). This form is no different than all past forms since I have been retired and yet Turbo Tax would not accept this number as correct and kept calling it an error. I tried to correct this supposed error multiple times but still kept getting an error notice for the amount listed in box 2a. I finally just ignored the error notice and submitted my return with the correct numbers from my 1099-R.

As with the several previous years I've used TurboTax to prepare and e-file our joint return, this product did a good job of allowing me to work through our federal and state returns. However, there seems to be more and more prominent marketing for add-on features as a hapless taxpayer works on distilling their financial life down into the necessary tax forms. It's still a good deal better than completing paper forms and stapling multiple documents to the return itself to mail in, but my experience is a bit more negative than neutral year over year in recent annual compilations and filings.

TurboTax made hundreds of accurate computations, but at the end, when I was filing an amended state return, TurboTax made one glaring mistake. I had filed a paper return to the state, and this same state requires amended returns to be filed on paper. However, TurboTax told me (incorrectly) that since I had filed the state return electronically, I did not need to send the amended return at all! No address was provided for an amended return by paper.

Using TurboTax makes filing taxes straightforward and reliable. The step-by-step guidance is clear and easy to follow, helping ensure all information is entered accurately. Built-in checks catch errors before filing, giving confidence that everything is correct and complete.

I have used turbo tax every year for 10 years without any problems, THIS YEAR it didn't submit my taxes altho it said it did. It needed an "update" before it did. But I wasn't notified. I thought it odd that I didn't get update notices, but got busy until I checked my bank account for the withdrawal and it wasn't there. Now I'm late. Changing tax formats now.