Posted on 03/10/2022 6:20:59 AM PST by jaydubya2
I've been using Turbo Tax for years, but now their price is up to $59 for the deluxe version plus another $49 to file state. There software always seems a bit buggy, but I keep going back to it because of the convieniance of importing my personal data.
I am looking for an alternative. I don't own a business so I just need something basic.
Any suggestions?
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Pay an accountant to do your taxes. It costs like $120 or so. That means if there’s a problem, the accountant will be involved and s/he will CARE about a resolution. Software programs don’t care and they are not trustworthy.
I use H&R Block. I liked TurboTax a little better, but the price difference made me change. The version I use is $39. I don’t know about extra for State, as Tennessee doesn’t have an income tax.
I too wanted an alt, but stuck with TT. It’s just much better than everything else.
If the clowns in government were serious you would not need to purchase tax software to file electronically, they would provide it. I refuse to purchase it and have always submitted paper forms by mail.
Go the IRS website and they have a list of partners companies. Free filing using afflicted approve vendors.
I use turbotax, but if your taxes are not complicated the IRS has a webpage for free that helps you fill it out
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-help-available-at-irsgov
Affiliated
I would not trust a government provided software if they offered it.
I moved away from Turbo Tax a few years ago because their parent company made the list of Woke companies and I deplatformed all my enemies from my wallet 2 years ago.
I went to Tax Act. They’ve been pretty good.
The Big Guy, you know Uncle Joe or the President said I did not need to pay taxes..... and cousin Hunter said to say Hello IRS!
Costco: $49.99 + $19.99 state filing
I moved from TT to HR Block many years ago. Never been disappointed. Much cheaper and solid. I paid 24 dollars for federal deluxe version. It does cost 19 dollars extra to file state electronically.
LOL!
H & R Block will read your old TurboTax files. I switched years ago because of TurboTax bugs.
Been using H&R for decades...
Both “in office” originally and software for the past 20-years...
Few complaints...
IMHO TT has gotten worse over the last 5-6 years to the point that I have zero confidence I’ve done it correctly. Last year we hired an accountant because of a rental property sale and trying to file in TT was an exercise in futility and madness.
I’ve started this year’s in TT but it looks even worse so far. If I had confidence in H&R I might try them, but it looks as if I’ll be finding a local accountant.
Good luck.
I wish we all the balls to not file and not pay the bastards one more cent.
Been using TT for decades. Rock solid.
Whatever you do I wouldn’t go cheap on tax software
There are several “free” software packages for filing.
If you don’t have anything complicated (lots of trades, rental property, or stuff like that) taxes are not complicated.
Look up “Free Tax”.
TurboTax self employed business, for me is a no-brainer. Many years in a row, so categories are always there from years before.
It’s taxes, if it was supposed to be fun, it would be called something else.
I used several different accountants over many years prior. All were great, friendly individuals that did an adequate job of filling out forms, but NONE were capable of helping me understand, nor run my business.
I can fill out forms, too. And no worthy accountant is going to charge 120$ unless they are just copying numbers from W2, 1099s, or pension statements. If you have minimal computer skills, you can do it yourself.
Finally, had an occasion to use one of the free tax sites through.Gov, to help my mother in law, let me just say, you get what you pay for.
By the way, you do understand that tax prep costs are deductible?
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