TurboTax 2001 Deluxe

by Intuit

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005R85J
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 1, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,756 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

TurboTax Deluxe for Mac includes enhanced features to help you save time and maximize tax savings. The new Tax Law Advisor shows how the new Tax Relief Act will affect you in 2001, and helps you plan smart tax strategies to prepare for future provisions as they're phased in over the next few years.

The included official IRS publications have been updated, giving you instant access to information direct from the source. Get special tax-saving tools to help you save money in the future. TurboTax Deluxe for Mac gives you a tax savings action plan filled with tips customized to your tax situation. You can print it out and refer to it all year. Plus, Life Events Planner lets you see in advance how major life event changes will affect your tax situation, and Tax Strategy Manager reveals smart tax strategies to reduce your tax burden.

The complete tax library includes more than 1,000 pages of easy-to-find onscreen references, Money magazine's Income Tax Handbook, a tax Q&A, and video tax advice from top financial experts. Instant data entry automatically retrieves W-2 wages, 1098 mortgage interest, and 1099 investment data from participating employers and financial institutions, then enters it in the right forms, eliminating manual data entry and simplifying tax preparation.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Like Aspirin For A Headache, March 6, 2002

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Jon Kreisler (New York City, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TurboTax 2001 Deluxe (CD-ROM)

Taxes are always a headache (unless you happen to be employed by the I.R.S.) TurboTax Deluxe/Mac is a real pain reliever. It can figure out the forms you need to use. It can figure out if you qualify for credits. It will find missed deductions and it can explain everything to you.
It will figure your taxes, fill out the forms for you and allow you to file electronically.
You need to download your state tax forms (or order a CD or diskette for an extra fee.)
Federal e-file is a breeze and, for the first time, painless.
State electronic filing varies by state. (New York is still a bit behind the times; you still have to mail in a form with your signature.)
Overall this package is worthwhile. If it saves you any money on your taxes, it pays for itself. It also provides a good starting point for future tax filing (yes, unfortunately, taxes will be with us for a long, long time.) It's ability to retrieve data from previous years' TurboTax/MacInTax is useful and if you happen to use Quicken, it can import data from there as well.
The movies are a bit boring, but sometimes contain useful tips. (Intuit, how about hiring an actor to read from a script?)
One really nice feature is audit alerts. It can determine (statistically) if your tax return is likely to trigger an audit. (You DID keep receipts for those "business" dinners, didn't you?)

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful product, January 12, 2002

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This review is from: TurboTax 2001 Deluxe (CD-ROM)

I've used Turbotax/Macintax for about 5 years now. It truly pays for itself, and allows me to keep all of my hair, too! I would almost say that it makes doing taxes enjoyable; it has certainly found refunds for me in years I thought I'd have to pay. If you have to file anything beyond a 1040EZ , the Turbotax products are well worth the investment.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes doing your taxes far less stressful, August 2, 2002

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Shelley Gammon "Geek" (Kaufman, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TurboTax 2001 Deluxe (CD-ROM)

As we all know, the 1040EZ Short form is neither short nor easy. Even for those of us who have been doing our own taxes since we flipped burgers at the local fast food joint when we were 16, we know that taxes are no picnic.

And it seems the more you own and/or the more you make, the more complicated it becomes... especially if you want to write off the bags of clothes you donated to your church or the money you just gave to your favorite non-profit.

Installing the application just takes a couple of minutes. All you have to have with you when you start the application is:

1.) Your name (you hopefully know this one)
2.) Your social security number (your card, if you don't have this memorized)
3.) All of your end of year statements from your bank(s), places of employment, mortgage company, stockbroker, etc.
4.) All tax-deductable receipts.

Depending on how you answer certain questions, you will be taken from one screen to another, and "interviewed" by different tax professionals that explain why a certain item can be written off and why another one can't. At any time, you can click on a help button to get a context-sensitive video explaining the area in question.

They continue to update this software after January 1st, so before you start churning away, make sure you connect to the Internet and download the latest updates.

If your state has its own Income Tax, you can download one free state module from the manufacturer and the software itself can be deducted from your taxes!

In about 45 minutes, I entered all pertinent information and answered all dynamic interview questions with the click of a mouse... and had my return sent electronically to the IRS. I got my refund electronically deposited in my bank account in less than one week!

This software prevents pain... the pain of waiting until 9pm on the night of April 15 to even start fiddling with your taxes, and then the mad dash to the all-night post office to drop it off before midnight. I no longer dread doing my taxes (only paying them) and I have TurboTax to thank for that. I no longer go from one library to the next and to one post office to the next trying to find extra copies of books and forms.

Obviously, this software is not a replacement for an accountant... if you are in the 6-figure income range or higher, hire an accountant. For the rest of us who don't have yachts, race horses, farms, electric plants, etc., this is the software that makes tax preparation a breeze.