Is there a downloadable free tax software?
James
looking for one I could use without sending my info online to who know
where.
The Real Bev
Does your brokerage offer on-line tax prep? If you trust them to keep your
investments I would think they are sufficiently trustworthy to keep your tax
info safe, especially if $25 or so for softare is undesirable.
I usually use TurboTax, but this year I switched to TaxCut -- way cheaper when
the only thing I need the expensive TT version for is a single Schedule C.
Besides, I'm pissed that TT gives its loyal customers a worse price than they
can get off the shelf at Staples/OfficeDepot, etc.
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Dave Garland
USA?
They also do online, and will try to sell you a state program (their
downloadable one is federal only). The fancy advisor stuff is only
with their pay program. But the free program is pretty decent.
I'm self-employed (so my return is a bit more complicated than the
average wage-earner) and I've been using them for (maybe 10) years.
Just if you've got questions about "what does that mean?" be prepared
to google for the answer.
Dave
Vic Smith
<bashl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>James wrote:
>
>> The free tax software I've seen so far are online programs. I'm
>> looking for one I could use without sending my info online to who know
>> where.
>
>Does your brokerage offer on-line tax prep? If you trust them to keep your
>investments I would think they are sufficiently trustworthy to keep your tax
>info safe, especially if $25 or so for softare is undesirable.
>
>I usually use TurboTax, but this year I switched to TaxCut -- way cheaper when
>the only thing I need the expensive TT version for is a single Schedule C.
>Besides, I'm pissed that TT gives its loyal customers a worse price than they
>can get off the shelf at Staples/OfficeDepot, etc.
I almost switched, but stayed with TT. There was a furor when TT
changed the game this year - something about charges for transmitted
returns or charges for state tax returns - can't remember.
They backed off because of the heat they were taking.
I do 5 or 6 family returns and I think they're allowing 6 free fed
transmittals this year, so it's cheaper than ever.
Still cost more than TaxCut though. I paid $40.98 total for TT Deluxe
on Buy.com.
It's sitting here in the package but I haven't installed it yet.
I also have to file for contracts and straddles - small time stuff -
and I'm just accustomed to using TT.
Aside from that, here's something "strange."
A couple weeks ago I went on Amazon.com and TT Deluxe
was $40 or $42. I decided to wait a bit and see if the price would
come down. I usually don't file until April.
A few days later one of my kids started pushing me
because she wanted her refund for an upcoming vacation.
I go back on Amazon to order and it's now $48!
Odd.
Anyway, I found it at Buy.com for what had been Amazon's price.
--Vic
The Real Bev
> <bashl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> James wrote:
>>
>>> The free tax software I've seen so far are online programs. I'm looking
>>> for one I could use without sending my info online to who know where.
>>
>> Does your brokerage offer on-line tax prep? If you trust them to keep your
>> investments I would think they are sufficiently trustworthy to keep your
>> tax info safe, especially if $25 or so for softare is undesirable.
>>
>> I usually use TurboTax, but this year I switched to TaxCut -- way cheaper
>> when the only thing I need the expensive TT version for is a single
>> Schedule C. Besides, I'm pissed that TT gives its loyal customers a worse
>> price than they can get off the shelf at Staples/OfficeDepot, etc.
>
> I almost switched, but stayed with TT. There was a furor when TT changed the
> game this year - something about charges for transmitted returns or charges
> for state tax returns - can't remember.
I'm willing to send paper -- SOMEBODY charges for electronic transmittal, and
since I always have to send a check "fast" just doesn't matter.
> They backed off because of the heat they were taking.
They've always been kind of cheesy about pricing and rewarding long-term
customers for their loyalty, but they've taken a turn for the worse. TC seems a
little clunkier than TT, at least it was when I last used it several years ago,
but it got the job done.
> I do 5 or 6 family returns and I think they're allowing 6 free fed
> transmittals this year, so it's cheaper than ever. Still cost more than
> TaxCut though. I paid $40.98 total for TT Deluxe on Buy.com. It's sitting
> here in the package but I haven't installed it yet. I also have to file for
> contracts and straddles - small time stuff - and I'm just accustomed to using
> TT. Aside from that, here's something "strange." A couple weeks ago I went on
> Amazon.com and TT Deluxe was $40 or $42. I decided to wait a bit and see if
> the price would come down. I usually don't file until April. A few days
> later one of my kids started pushing me because she wanted her refund for an
> upcoming vacation. I go back on Amazon to order and it's now $48! Odd.
> Anyway, I found it at Buy.com for what had been Amazon's price.
Costco generally has the best price, but this year they didn't carry TaxCut, at
least not yet. Sellout bastards. I got TC at Sam's Club instead.
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