DO NOT USE!!! Fees are ridiculous and sneaky. I used FreeTaxUSA and it worked great. State and Federal filed for $10.

I use an accountant.

My taxes are very simple...no need to use a CPA

I also use FreetaxUSA... fast, simple, and easy.

I used to use Taxslayer.com, but now have too many different forms to file that I use an accountant. A national sales tax would be a lot easier!

Look, if the Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner can't figure out how to use how are you?

6: Good point.

Yes, but if you use TurboTax, and you lie on your taxes to save money, and you get caught during the nomination process for a government position, you still get the job, and there's a coupon to Get Out of Jail Free!

I'd like to see FreeTaxUSA match that offer.

Timmy was confused by all those numbers. He did not cheat!

So ..... Freetax is the way to go? Have used Turbo Tax for the last 5 years, very easy and overall cost seems pretty close (have feds, state and city).

Will give it a look.

c3s

c3s....me too. I went into it knowing it wouldn’t be free, no matter what the commercial said. The first payment came when I wanted it to bring forth all my data from last year. Basically, it penalized me for being a loyal customer. By the time I got done, my "free taxes" were gonna cost in the neighborhood of $80 bucks. Screw that....I went over to Freetax, copied my info into it and got back MORE than Turbo was getting me. Cost? $10. Never again TurboTax.

what ever program/person you use --

DO NOT USE THE INSTANT/EXPRESS REFUND OPTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!

rip off!

if you file electronically and use ACH refund, your refund will arrive in about 3 weeks. The express refunds are basically loans to be paid back when your refund actually arrives at very high fees and interest rates.

Jade - thanks for the info. Last year, I could not load TT into my desktop (Windows XP) though never had a problem before - so had to put it into my laptop with Vista - so I had to enter all data and could not carry fwd historical info.

I will give FT a try this year.

c3s

Been using TT since '94 with nary a problem. Never been charged for importing data.

is that importing from TT rather than from your own files from last year?

So, Jade, you get that $10 bazillion dollar refund check yet?

:)P~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*sigh* wish I could use a tax program. I'm the sole shareholder of my business, and between personal and business tax returns, if you dropped them from a height of 2' or more on someone, you would likely kill that person.

I have used the TT online edition for years. My previous years filings have been stored on their site. To import my last years data required me to change from the "free" edition to the "Deluxe" edition. Something they don't tell you is happening, btw. Then they charge another 30 bucks if you want to do the state filing. After doing my state, they said they could not e-file it, for some reason. Still charge me $30 though. AND THEN, (and this was the final straw for me) they charge you 15 bucks for "Unlimited access to their tax professionals" for 30 days. Uhhmmm...I just did my taxes...why do I need their help for 30 more days? I had my taxes completely done on TT until they hit me with all those charges. I checked out FreeTaxUSA and had my taxes done in about another hour..state included..which they e-filed with no problem, for $10. Fuq TT...I'm done with them.

hmmm same state and I have never had an issue

but I've always used B&M software not online. Maybe its like cigars and they are so much better from the B&M