Free Fed. Tax Software

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Vic said:
For very good free Fed. tax software check http://www.taxact.com/

I have used it for four years and it is very good. Note however that
registration is required.
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Agreed. Used it for several years myself.

[OT] You do need to pay for the state filing software, and if you want
to file online. I think the bundle I buy costs something like $20.

Regardless, it's good software, well regarded, and doesn't phone home or
require activation or any of that other nonsense.
 
[OT] You do need to pay for the state filing software, and if you want
to file online. I think the bundle I buy costs something like $20.
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Regardless, it's good software
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Even for a small business - it's still cheap and you can't pay less
tax legally if you give it all the correct information. I've been
using it since it came out. (I used to use Wife 1.0 to translate my
chicken scratching into readable forms, but TaxAct is much faster, and
I can print copies any time I need them.)
 
Vic said:
For very good free Fed. tax software check http://www.taxact.com/

I have used it for four years and it is very good. Note however that
registration is required.
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Agreed. Used it for several years myself.

[OT] You do need to pay for the state filing software, and if you want
to file online. I think the bundle I buy costs something like $20.
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Yes, but the state filing software isn't required to use the Fed
version. I've often used the Fed version to do Fed taxes, and then did
the state by hand. Usually, once you have the Fed return done, the
state is easy.
 
For very good free Fed. tax software check http://www.taxact.com/

I have used it for four years and it is very good. Note however that
registration is required.
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My only concern with this is 2 fold:

I have been using Web TurboTax (Not freeware) for at least 7 years and
worry about trying to export all my data (which having to type in all
that previous data can be very time consuming).

The second is a legal issue. I pay to use Web Turbotax every year ($20
or so) and I can be assured they have the most up to date tax laws coded
in. With freeware, how accurate is it? Any published studies showing
how the various softwares compare to each other?

Now the web site looks good, lots of creds, etc. I may just give them a
try, (since this tax year should be rather simple, even for us!), just
to see.



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El Gee said:
My only concern with this is 2 fold:

I have been using Web TurboTax (Not freeware) for at least 7 years and
worry about trying to export all my data (which having to type in all
that previous data can be very time consuming).

The second is a legal issue. I pay to use Web Turbotax every year ($20
or so) and I can be assured they have the most up to date tax laws coded
in. With freeware, how accurate is it? Any published studies showing
how the various softwares compare to each other?

Now the web site looks good, lots of creds, etc. I may just give them a
try, (since this tax year should be rather simple, even for us!), just
to see.
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I've been using Taxact for years - it's excellent. However I now use the
paid version - about $20 which includes the state tax and more
functionality. The free version is great if you just want to file a single
federal form.

MMH
 
The second is a legal issue. I pay to use Web Turbotax every year ($20
or so) and I can be assured they have the most up to date tax laws coded
in. With freeware, how accurate is it?
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The free version has the same tax-functionality ("tax engine") as the
pay and the pro versions. The free version does not come with a state
so you have to do the state by hand, which is usually easy once the
fed return is completed. The pro version has additional features
useful for professional paid tax preparers and is used by many pros.
There is also a support group for TaxAct at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TaxACTors/ which is frequented by many
professionals and knowledgeable non-pros. It is open to the public.

I've used TurboTax, TaxCut and TaxAct. So far I prefer TaxAct.
 
I purchase TurboTax once, it installed spyware on my cuputer. I was
furious. Needless to say, I never used it again.
 
Vic said:
The free version has the same tax-functionality ("tax engine") as the
pay and the pro versions. The free version does not come with a state
so you have to do the state by hand, which is usually easy once the
fed return is completed. The pro version has additional features
useful for professional paid tax preparers and is used by many pros.
There is also a support group for TaxAct at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TaxACTors/ which is frequented by many
professionals and knowledgeable non-pros. It is open to the public.

I've used TurboTax, TaxCut and TaxAct. So far I prefer TaxAct.
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for wat its worth i just did my taxes on line at h&r block and they use
taxcut. cost me 20 bucks and they do state too for another fee. i
like it because i dont have to install anything i just do my taxes and
im done.
 
for wat its worth i just did my taxes on line at h&r block and they use
taxcut. cost me 20 bucks and they do state too for another fee. i
like it because i dont have to install anything i just do my taxes and
im done.
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TurboTax also has an online method.
 
Al Klein wrote:
TurboTax also has an online method.
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Which is what I have been using for years. It has done well, but I am
thinking about using TaxAct this year as a test. I know I have to
retype all the stuff I have in my WEB TurboTax into TaxAct, but it may
be worth it. Besides, In Texas we do not have state taxes (only
insanely high property taxes...)

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Al Klein wrote:


Which is what I have been using for years. It has done well, but I am
thinking about using TaxAct this year as a test. I know I have to
retype all the stuff I have in my WEB TurboTax into TaxAct, but it may
be worth it. Besides, In Texas we do not have state taxes (only
insanely high property taxes...)
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I just dl'd TaxAct which will be my third year of using it. Assuming
they haven't changed the basic operation, I can recommend it. I hear
that free email is included this year also.

BoB
 
I just dl'd TaxAct which will be my third year of using it. Assuming
they haven't changed the basic operation, I can recommend it. I hear
that free email is included this year also.
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Different in what way from the free email that's been part of it since
the beginning?
 
Different in what way from the free email that's been part of it since
the beginning?
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Under Standard, free edition, their site now lists:

? Prepare FREE
? Print FREE
? E-file FREE
No Restrictions!

The Readme file for 2004 Standard edition didn't mention free
email and said:

FREE Electronic Filing -- One FREE electronically filed
federal return is included in TaxACT 2004 Deluxe. Up to
four additional returns available for only $7.95 each.

BoB
 
BoB said:
Under Standard, free edition, their site now lists:

? Prepare FREE
? Print FREE
? E-file FREE
No Restrictions!

The Readme file for 2004 Standard edition didn't mention free
email and said:

FREE Electronic Filing -- One FREE electronically filed
federal return is included in TaxACT 2004 Deluxe. Up to
four additional returns available for only $7.95 each.

BoB
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Thanks
Its at http://www.taxact.com/

Lou
 
So I visited the site. Clicked nothing.
So within an hour or so I got spammed.

Makes one wonder!!!

Lou
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Yes it does. Just prior to DL, there is a box to uncheck if you
don't want to be advised of related offers from TaxAct. I unchecked
that box and all I rec'd from them is my ID & password.

If you clicked on 'nothing', I wonder how they could have gotten
your email address?????

BoB
 
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