Everything you need to easily do your simple tax return.
Does the Hard Work for YouAsks Easy Questions, Tailored to You Guides you step by step through your tax return, then puts your answers on the right tax forms for you, including 1040EZ, 1040A, and 1040. Skips interview questions that don’t apply to you, so you can finish your return faster. Automatically Fills in W-2 and 1099 Info Gets your W-2 and 1099 data directly from over 100,000 participating employers and financial institutions and automatically puts it in the right tax forms. A brief summary lets you review and edit downloaded information if necessary. Transfers Last Year’s Tax Info No retyping necessary. Fills in information from your previous year’s return to save time and increase accuracy. Shows you what you’re importing and where it goes in your return. You can also import from other tax software including TaxACT and H&R Block’s TaxCut. *New* Imports a PDF of Last Year's Tax Return Easily imports prior year tax data/documents from TurboTax, other tax software brands3 and tax stores.4 Imports Your Financial Data Imports information from your financial software (including Quicken®, QuickBooks® 2007 and higher3, and Microsoft® Money) so you can skip the cut and paste this year. Makes it Easy to Hold Your Place Flag areas in your tax return so you can get back to them easily. |  Feel Confident Your Taxes Now Free! Only TurboTax software offers one-on-one expert tax advice free for everyone, live by phone and chat. |
Provides Help When You Need ItLive Tax Answers Now Available! Get FREE one-on-one expert tax advice, live by phone or chat. Plus, you'll have instant access to answers to commonly asked tax questions on every screen. Straightforward Guidance & Advice Find help on any tax topic from anywhere within TurboTax. Get plain-English explanations of specific tax areas and helpful examples when you need them. Life Events Expert Explains how changes in your life, such as purchasing a home, changing jobs or becoming a parent, will affect your taxes so you can prepare your return with confidence. Guide Me Not sure how to answer a tax question? We’ll guide you to the right answer, making your taxes even easier. FREE Technical Support Got a software question? No problem! Get answers from a TurboTax expert via phone or live chat. | Why TurboTax Basic is the easiest choice for you …TurboTax Basic was designed to make doing your simple taxes easy, by guiding you step by step through your federal tax return. Choose TurboTax Basic if any of the following apply to you:
TurboTax Basic is Sufficient By Dick and Nona I have used Turbotax for over 10 years. Have always used the basic as it is the most economical, and contains all the features I need, including forms for rental properties, depreciation schedules, and more. The information from the previous year is transferred to the current year with the touch of a button, which can possibly keep you from forgetting something. Turbotax is great!Turbo Tax Basic By Retired CPA The Turbo Tax basic edition seems to provide ample tools even for complex tax return preparation. It's main shortcoming: A trifle clumsy to use at times, particularly when one wishes to go directly to the IRS forms being worked on.Long time user no longer By maximum verbosity I've been using Turbo Tax for years. Every year, there seems to be some little "glitch" that Turbo Tax always blames on the government, saying a required update from the IRS hasn't been received, etc. Until now, the glitch has been resolved within a few days or a week. But this time, we imported the exact information from last year's return. Nothing at all has changed. First our return was rejected because the AGI/PIN didn't match, though Turbo Tax claims that it imports all of the info from previous returns for you so you don't have this issue. So we created a new PIN, triple-checked the AGI and submitted it again. Then it said the spouse SS# was wrong. It's not. We even called the SS office and verified it is correct. Then it said one of our of our dependents have already filed using their SS#. That's interesting since none of our children are old enough to even have a clue how to do something like that. So, we've paid for Turbo Tax and end up having to file a paper return anyway because Turbo Tax says it's someone else's fault, not theirs. We took our tax info to an accountant (and paid for it) and she filed our return electronically without changing a single thing and it was accepted immediately. That tells me that Turbo Tax is the problem. And of course, they are giving us a hard time about honoring their 100% satisfaction guarantee. This is our last year using Turbo Tax, they obviously don't have it all together. The Best-Selling TurboTax Basic Federal + E-file 2011 [Old Version] then to sell out very fast, if this is a must have product, be sure to order now to avoid disappointment.  |