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Taxpayers who have progressed beyond the 1040EZ know that money can't buy happiness until after April 15. TurboTax 2001 Deluxe can't deliver happiness, but it can make federal tax preparation a lot easier for just about everyone.
Installation of TurboTax Deluxe is quick, and a linked series of wizards helps users compile all the information they need. Back-and-forth navigation is simple; the software keeps track of which steps have been skipped and returns as necessary. Users who must pay state taxes need only type in their information once if they use a TurboTax state package (free after rebate with TurboTax Deluxe, Premier, or Home & Business).
First-time users would be well-advised to ask a knowledgeable friend to help out. Although much of the hard work is done automatically, some decisions are far from intuitive and may require some detective work. The copious online help functions are both smart (they often answer questions before they're asked) and thorough; this goes a long way toward easing users' troubled minds. Data entry is relatively painless, especially for returning users, who can port in last year's information and edit as needed. When it's all over, every form is printed out complete with everything but signatures, or users can opt for easy electronic filing.
New features such as the Tax Law Advisor will not only help with your 2001 return but help you plan for the future as well. And everyone knows that planning ahead is always a good investment. --Rob Lightner
Amazon.com Product Description
Quicken TurboTax Deluxe is packed with money-saving advice and helps you take advantage of the new tax laws. It guides you through your tax return step by step, does all the calculations, and checks your return for errors and overlooked deductions. It lets you print IRS-approved forms on plain paper or file your return electronically to get your refund faster.
The Tax Library is a complete collection of resources packed with information and tips about the tax law changes. It includes Money magazine's Income Tax Handbook, official IRS publications, a tax Q&A, and expert video advice. The new Tax Law Advisor points out ways that the new tax laws affect your taxes this year and in future years. Comprehensive tax planners such as the IRA Planner help you choose the best IRA for your situation with just a few mouse clicks.
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70 of 77 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy-to-use and it pays for itself!!!!,
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This review is from: TurboTax 2001 Deluxe (CD-ROM)
How many things can you buy that pay for themselves? Not many. TurboTax will do just that. It streamlines the taxing situation of paying taxes into an easy to use interface. Videos explain what you may not understand. It is a step-by-step walk through completing all forms that you'll need to file. Plus, it can do an online update to keep the tax laws up to date. Then, you can file your taxes online, as well.You can usually manage to get everything accomplished inside of a few hours, including filing your state taxes (since one state package can be added for free). Over the last few years, TurboTax has saved me literally thousands of dollars because it knows what I don't about paying taxes. It is well worth the investment.
30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Internet Explorer 5.0 and 6.0 Users BEWARE,
By A Customer
This review is from: TurboTax 2001 Deluxe (CD-ROM)
I have been a long time user of TurboTax. NEVER AGAIN. While loading TurboTax 2001 from CD it force loaded (without asking me yes or no) IE 5.5 . This load terminated abnormally and clobbered my Windows 98 system. When I tried to reboot, my system would not come up due to page faults in explorer.exe module. I'm running IE 5.0 as my browser and would never casually load a new version of Internet Explorer because of all the hooks into the WIN98 OS. I was not given a choice with TurboTax. I called their help desk and they were NO HELP. After 12 hours on the phone over two days with Microsoft support I was finally able to get my system back by RELOADING WINDOWS 98. While on the phone with MS support I asked if other people were having this problem. My tech said he had worked with a couple of IE 6.0 users who were fouled up because of the forced download of a backlevel (5.5)IE.Intuit's force load of IE 5.5 with TurboTax is unconscionable. They should be forced to recall all CDs that force load IE 5.5 before a lot of other people get burned. I'm sure the only reason that Intuit did it this way was to get revenue from MS to the peril of their customers. NO APPLICATION should force a browser decision. Period.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Save some money on a tax return,
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This review is from: TurboTax 2001 Deluxe (CD-ROM)
I must say that I was sceptical, when I bought TurboTax Deluxe. I thought I will never have enough time and patience to deal with software to fill in tax forms.But, I must say, it was very easy! The interface is very intuitive, it very quickly figured out my situation and asked me all the relevent questions. I have a fairly complex tax return, with stocks, 2 jobs, AMT etc. It used to cost me about $500 to do it with an accountant. But it was a breeze with TurboTax. I was done in 30 minutes, and was ready to file. I also imported all my data from Microsoft Money, which worked fine, and downloaded my W-2 from the processing site (through TurboTax) which also went smoothly. Bootom line: it will save you some money.
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