H&R Block Taxcut 2006 Premium Federal + State Win/Mac
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Software Reviews of H&R Block Taxcut 2006 Premium Federal + State Win/Mac
Customer Review: Very Satisfied TaxCut User
Summary: 4 Stars
I never have used TurboTax so may not have a good point of comparison, but regardless I have used TaxCut exclusively the past 4 or 5 years. I've been pleased with it every year. I actually have a Win 98, a Win 2000, and a Mac, and installed it last year on all units so that I could go back and forth depending on my mood. The data always migrated between systems seamlessly.
I refuse to pay for the privilege of e-filing my taxes and always have simply submitted the print version. As another poster noted, if you submit early, you get your refund quickly anyway. I have also found this to be the case (even when I have submitted later around March it's only taken about 3-4 weeks). Obviously since I usually get a nice return I have an incentive to submit early, but TaxCut at least makes the process as much of a pleasure as paying taxes can be!
Customer Review: Gotta watch this carefully
Summary: 3 Stars
It did a good job until it ported stock information from Quicken. It ported two copies of each transaction. Lucky I made money in the market, or seeing double the amount would have been a shock.Customer Review: works just as well as turbotax for less $$$
Summary: 4 Stars
taxcut is a little simpler than turbo tax in that the questions are not as specific or detailed. turbo tax is probably better suited for people who are familiar with filling out tax forms. having said that, it does your taxes accurately and costs less. support was great. much better than turbo tax. they seem to care more about service after sale than intuit ever has.Customer Review: A reasonable guide to an unreasonable form(s)
Summary: 4 Stars
Ive used Turbo Tax until last year. I thought for the price I would take a chance on Tax Cut. It was after all a substantial price difference.
Right away I though the learning curve for TaxCut was a little steeper & it seemed I had to actually do some thinking when it was asking me questions. (Oh Darn!) The phraseology was slightly confusing but not overwhelming.
However, I got through it, the return was correct & it wasnt so difficult that I will go back to TT next year. I think TT is a better product that seems to have been thought out more, but that could be that TT has been around for much longer, I believe. Turbo Tax is far more expensive but I dont think the benefits of TT ( at least in my case ) justify the extra cost.
As far as the e-file, I have never used it & dont really care about that.
I just need a sensible guide to doing my senseless tax forms & Tax Cut was a great help & worth the minimal cost.
Customer Review: Worse than Prior Versions
Summary: 2 Stars
On the Macintosh side, I don't know what happened to this product during the one year they skipped development (2005 tax year) but I was very disappointed with this year's version. Particularly if you are a business owner or sole proprietor!
In the end there was no harm done because I decided I needed to go to a real accountant anyway for business purposes... but the flow of this year's application was very disjointed and inconsistent IMO. In the past the forward and back functions worked as you would expect (more or less like a browser), but here depending on which page you jump from, you might go from the end of a section back to the end of the last section or beginning of the current, instead of to the last page.
Also my accountant found at least two flaws in the interview flow, and at least one calculation error based on the interview answers. Not recommended at all for 2006 unless you are filing late and work strictly on a W2 basis, with no complex investment or deduction options needed.