TaxCut 2004 Premium for Macintosh [Old Version]

by H&R Block

Product Features

• Fast, easy-to-use federal-tax filing software with money-saving tips
• Helpful investment, retirement, and home ownership tools and advice
• 25+ new topics like dividends, capital gains, and more
• Live professional tax advice online or by phone from a trained professional
• Kiplinger tax and financial planning library

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006462MK
• Item model number: 1326600-04
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 8, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,863 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

TaxCut Premium provides extra tools and advice to help you save money on your federal taxes / Extra guidance for home owners and dividend issues Free State After Rebate - Complete your state tax return quickly and easily. Free E-file After Rebate - E-file your federal return to get a fast refund. Kiplinger's Tax and Financial Planning Library - Get the information you need to help you make the most of your money. IRS Publications - Get built-in access to the most up-to-date IRS publications. Customized Tax Interview - Answer questions that pertain to your specific tax situation. Error Check - Automatically double-checks your return for errors or omissions. Life Events Advice - Helpful tax and financial advice for handling topics such as marriage, new home purchase, retiring and more. Electronic Refund Advance - Get your money in as little as one day. Seamless Imports - Quickly and easily import last year's tax and financial Data from TaxCut, TurboTax, Quicken, Microsoft Money Get Ready Screens

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Switched from TurboTax and never going back., November 29, 2004

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Michael A. Brown "maniacmedia" (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TaxCut 2004 Premium for Macintosh [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I switched from TurboTax 2 years ago. The main reason being the issues with spyware in the PC version of that program. I also didn't like all of the hoops they were trying to make their customers jump through. Or the fact that they charge a 25% higher premium price for the Mac version of their software.

Using TaxCut was a decent experience. The program itself is easy to use and negotiate. Jumping back and forth in the return was a fairly simple process. There were significant improvements over the previous year's version. Which is always a welcome thing.

I was able to quickly import my tax info from the previous year's TurboTax files without any problem. The user interface is easily understandable. Overall, TaxCut seems to be a step or two behind TurboTax. But the end results are the same, a tax refund which more than pays for the program. And those steps behind are small steps.

Keep in mind that the "free" state version (which you have to pay for and get reimbursed), and any rebates, require that you send in receipts within 30 days of the purchase. If you don't then you'll not be getting any rebates or reimbursements.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars TaxCut 2004 for Macintosh, February 12, 2005

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Jim from Philly (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: TaxCut 2004 Premium for Macintosh [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I'm another unhappy user of this program. It's Feb. 12th and I've been done my return for close to 2 weeks now. I'm still waiting for the Charitable Contributions Update. I switched from TurboTax because of Intiut's bundling of Spyware in last years edition. But at least they released a finished product. I feel like I wasted $40 on this.

Even the State was delayed. I bought the download on the TaxCut website and didn't receive confirmation that the download was available until this morning. Back to TurboTax next year...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Windows or Mac - Taxcut Still Great, February 10, 2005

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William G. Finley (Round Lake, Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TaxCut 2004 Premium for Macintosh [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I've used Taxcut to file my taxes since 1996 but this was my first year using Taxcut for Mac. I wanted to get it over with right away so I got the download version of the program and it whizzed through my taxes in no time.

There is an update pending it states on the update screen but I didn't run into any issues and was able to e-file my return. If anything in the update affects me (and I don't believe it will because they have always disabled filing before if that was the case) I can always amend.

The forms for my records printed perfectly has usual on my laser printer and yet another year is taken care of with little headache or worry. I heartily recommend this version because if you go on over to TurboTax you'll see just about as many complaints. If you have a complex return you might run into issues but if your return is straightforward as mine was you should have no problems.

Yes, the state edition isn't ready but that is to be expected -- 50 different entities to work out all the programming with, the state program is always a challenge for BOTH companies to get out on time. I have no problems waiting a couple of weeks until it is to put the state taxes to bed given the amount of time Taxcut will save me in doing that.

My System: iMac G5, Panther 10.3.7, Lexmark Rn+ Laser Printer