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Review by AnthonyCA for TurboTax Home & Business Federal + State + Federal efile 2009
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I have always used turbotax but this year but they changed their pricing. The package says one free state download. True, you can download one state of your choice. However, you only get to prepare one state only. All additional state preparations are at $39 via download of even the same state. Thus for example, you have two family members living in California. The first person downloads the free California state download. If the second family member, who also needs to file the California state return, the second family member needs to pay $39 to turbotax via the software, to prepare the second state return, again, even if it is the same state. Contacted turbotax and it took several tries until they stated that this is the case. The first few times they would not confirm it but rather dodge the question and give an ambiguous answer, not admitting to the change.
1/16/10 update: after installing an online software update yesterday, it seems that turbotax has now changed their policy/software back to the way it was in previous years (probably due to the numerous complaints that they have received). Now, as with last year’s edition, you can do more than one state preparation for the same state, for the one free state that you have download. I have now given it 4 stars instead of the previous 1 star, with 4 stars becuase turbotax, as stated above, tried to previously limit the one free download to also mean one state prep (which is not the case now). Other than the previous frustration regarding the state download problem, turbotax has always given me great results. Great advice/info when you tag the help function. The help function will guide you for whatever is currently on the screen, thus you do not have to hunt for the information.
2/17/10 update
I have still been hearing that some people cannot do more than one state prep for the free included one state download. I have downgraded the star ratings from a 4 previously to a 2 now because the state download/prep problem still exists for some people. If the problem is fixed, I will upgrade the star rating then.
Don’t know if it is real but “Bob Meighan, VP of turbotax” wrote to one of my comments on the deluxe version stating that:
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Bob Meighan says:
Anthony… TurboTax does not charge extra for preparing multiple state returns for the same state. There was no change in our pricing policy this year. I believe if you received a different story from one of our agents, I suspect it was because they probably thought you were referring to TurboTax Online, where you are charged for each return.
Bob Meighan
VP, TurboTax
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Again I don’t know if Bob is for real. If so, I would kindly ask Bob if he could change the turbotax website to state officially, for once and for all, that a buyer of the desktop version shall have unlimited state preps for the same free included state download.
I have also heard from another buyer that turbotax said this was due to a software flaw and should be fixed by Feb 25. We shall see. In the meantime, even though I can do multiple returns on the same state, many others cannot, thus buyer beware.
2/28/10 update:
The problem seems to be fixed. I am upgrading the ratings from 2 stars to 4 now, after it seems to be finally working now. I have received a comment stating that now it is possible to prepare more than one same state return from the free one included state download. Please let us know if it IS or IS NOT working for you.
Review by Howard for TurboTax Home & Business Federal + State + Federal efile 2009
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I just downloaded TurboTax Home & Business (for tax year 2009) from Amazon. Despite the initial negative reviews talking about TurboTax’s bugginess, I needed to purchase the product today (12/31) so that I could take the expense deduction on my 2009 tax return. I’ve followed the prices for a while and seen them decline. The $73.62 price that I paid to download probably won’t be the lowest, but if last year’s price history chart is any indication, the price will bottom somewhere around $65 in mid-January before jumping back up into the mid $90’s around February 1st when everyone gets their W-2 forms and are ready to actually do their taxes.
The download from Amazon was fast and flawless, and I do mean fast. I have Comcast internet and all 85 MB was downloaded to my computer in slightly less than a minute. I know that the Amazon website says 105 MB, but the Amazon downloader only stated 85 MB.
Installation also occured flawlessly on my computer running XP. Upon executing, the software downloaded the latest updates from Intuit flawlessly. Once the program was up and running, I imported 2008’s return, added my password, and saved. I won’t do anything else until I receive my W-2’s in late January. By then I expect Intuit to probably have another update to improve/fix anything else.
I’ve been using TurboTax for my Home & Business since 2004 and have never been dissapointed with the software. The only thing that I was dissapointed with was the price that I was charged as a returning Intuit TurboTax customer. I believe that Intuit charges about $106 including shipping. Needless to say, I’m quite happy paying $73 and getting the same software.
Review by Tom in Bellevue, WA for TurboTax Home & Business Federal + State + Federal efile 2009
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I have used previous versions for about the last 10 years. All my previous experience was with the “Premier” version. The only reason I bought this version this year is that for some reason, they moved the Schedule C functionality from Premier to the Home and Business version, and thereby increased the price by about $20 for the same thing. That is the only reason I downgraded the product: I feel that they are gouging small business customers with this change, and I think they should correct it by putting this functionality back at the Premier price level.
As for the use of the program, I just downloaded and installed it. Installation was flawless. In a quick overview of the program, it seems to be stable so far, unlike the reviews for the CD version of the same software. I like the new format for “Explore on My Own” to take you out of the guided process and allow easier handling of specific tax topics: Turbotax has always had a similar function — I just like this view of it better than before. The importing of my previous tax year info and personal info was easier and more seamless than in prior versions.
Another reason I came back to Intuit this year was that even though they occasionally have bugs with their products, they stand behind them with excellent tech support. My recent experience with conflicts between Quickbooks and Microsoft Vista and 7 operating systems resulted in numerous hours on the phone with their tech support — they were both persistent and generous with tech support time until they found a work-around to the incompatibilities. Knowing that they take this approach was a huge factor in having the confidence to proceed with their TurboTax product again this year.
Review by D. Jones for TurboTax Home & Business Federal + State + Federal efile 2009
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I’ve used TurboTax for years. Perceived product quality has been generally very good, albeit uneven. This year was a shock. Import data from last year? Yes, OK — the product opens 6 copies of itself and a little box says “Checking for Solution.” It crashed and dumped me on a support site that was of little help. So I enter personal information by hand. TT then runs OK for a few hours as I enter tax information. I enter stock prices — very tedious. Stock split? Yes, OK. Crash. Reinvest dividends? No place for a fee. Sold stocks in various lots? Crash. You get the picture. As a software developer I can picture what has gone off the rails, but that’s all guesswork. I just want to get my taxes done. Save yourself some grief and look at other offerings. That’s what I’m doing.
Review by Gergry for TurboTax Home & Business Federal + State + Federal efile 2009
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I had a problem with this downloading process, but I found the solution.
The Amazon Games & Software Downloader, a program required to download and install this software, had locked up my computer when I tried to install it. The only way I could get out of this situation was to reboot my computer by pressing the computer’s reset button (hard re-boot). After multiple tries without success (including downloading the Amazon Games & Software Downloader many times), I thought that maybe my security software was interfering with the installation. I tried pausing my firewall (Kaspersky) and closing my anti-spyware program (Webroot) before installing the Amazon Games & Software Downloader, but it still locked up my computer during installation.
I searched the Amazon FAQ and other information on Amazon’s site for help with this problem, but there is no mention of any software or settings that would be incompatible with the Amazon Games & Software Downloader or that might cause my computer to freeze.
Finally, I found the solution: I uninstalled “Webroot Spyware Sweeper” from my computer. Just closing it did not work.
After that I was able to successfully install the Amazon Games & Software Downloader, access my software from my Amazon software Library, and install it without problem. I am happy with the software, and this was the cheapest price I could find for it at this time. I took a star off my rating because the software publisher does not provide a discounted price for repeat customers.
I expect that the software that I bought, TurboTax Home & Business 2009, will be available to me for downloading from my Amazon Software Library if anything goes wrong with my computer (like a hard disk failure) or if I want to upgrade to a new computer or change the computer’s operating system. The Library seems straight-forward and easy to use.
My advice to that anyone who is going to purchase and download games or software from Amazon, is that they first download and install the Amazon Games & Software Downloader program successfully. That should minimize any problems.