TurboTax Deluxe 2007 for Federal Returns can help maximize your deductions with mortgage interest, donations, education expenses, and medical expenses - over 350 in all! It guides you step-by-step and asks you questions in plain English then puts your answers on IRS- and state-approved forms. TurboTax Deluxe helps you handle changes in your life with the many events that can affect your taxes.Best Features:- Walks you through over 350 deductions including mortgage interest, charitable contributions, education, medical expenses and more
- Guides you through how changes in your life, like a new job, buying or selling a house, getting married or having a child, will impact your taxes
- Downloadable Audit Support Center provides guidance on everything you need if you are contacted by the IRS
- ItsDeductible helps you value your charitable donations
- Includes a download of one TurboTax State product - a $34.95 value
The version of Deluxe with both Federal and State By SomeoneInSeattle
TurboTax Deluxe 2007 is very similar to the 2006 version, although of course updated for this year's tax tables. The primary difference is that in years past, TurboTax Deluxe always included both federal and state returns, but this year there are two versions of Deluxe: one that only has federal capability and this one, which has both federal and state. If you don't need to file a state return, buy "TurboTax Deluxe Federal 2007" not this one, and save a few dollars.E-FILE COSTS AN ADDITIONAL $35.90! By Nelly
While I found the software easy to use, I was quite irritated to find (at the very end) that to e-file, I would need to pay $17.95...and an ADDITIONAL $17.95 to e-file my state return!
Why on earth did I pay $40 for this software?? I downloaded a free version from the company's website last year. The purchased version doesn't include much extra.
Now I have to print out my return and mail it in, because I'm not willing to spend a total of nearly $80 to do my taxes MYSELF! I notice now that this fee is buried in the description above, but it certainly is something you'd have to know to look for. It should be in giant letters right below the price!
Irritating.Turbotax - bugs and poor customer service By S. Jennings
As of 1/24/08, there is a bug in the 2007 Turbotax software that was going to add over $3,000 to my federal tax bill. I called the Turbotax "Help" line and spent over two hours on the phone with first and second tier tech support folks helping them reproduce the error. Even when they could see the error, they insisted I was doing something wrong. I spent long periods on hold waiting while they huddled. During these "hold" periods, the rep would come back on the line periodically asking if I was still there, and then put me on hold again (I think she hoped I would give up). Eventually a second-tier tech support guy acknowledged that there was a previously unknown bug in the software. He said he would escalate the matter to the Turbotax programmers. I asked when the problem would be fixed. Unknown. I asked to be notified either by e-mail or phone when the patch would be available. They don't do that. I asked to speak to a supervisor. I was put back on interminable "hold" and finally gave up.
It seems to me that customers who take the time and trouble to report a product defect, and then actually assist tech support in reproducing the problem, should at least expect a "thank you" for helping the company improve it's product. Instead, the Turbotax people throw up a wall of almost unrelenting skepticism that wastes everyone's time, and then refuse to extend the common courtesy of giving the customer a timeline or notification for resolving the issue. I've used Turbotax for many years, but this experience, along with a known tendency for Turbotax to include "penalties" that the IRS would never impose, would make me reluctant to use it again.
For Turbotax users: This bug occurs if you did a "rollover" from a 401K to a Traditional IRA and then "converted" and "recharacterized" between your Traditional IRA and a Roth IRA. Under these circumstances, Turbotax will add the "rollover" amount to your MAGI which may then exceed the income limit for Roth conversion. Hopefully the bug will be fixed by the time you read this. The Best-Selling TurboTax Deluxe Federal + State 2007 [OLD VERSION] then to sell out very fast, if this is a must have product, be sure to order now to avoid disappointment.
