TurboTax Basic 2005 Win/Mac [Old Version]

by Intuit

Product Features

• Audit Alerts flag deductions & situations that may trigger an audit
• Deduction Finder scans your return for overlooked deductions that can save you money
• Pay the right amount of taxes on your C-corporation each quarter, with the
• Official IRS publications and tax advice videos covers everything from insurance deductions to business codes -- with information right from the source
• Industry-specific comparisons to U.S. averages show how your income and deductions stack up against others in your industry

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000B8P8T4
• Item model number: 296818
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 24, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,141 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

TurboTax Basic guides you through your return step-by-step. Asks easy-to-understand questions in plain English. Then puts your answers onto IRS-approved forms. Double-checks for your return for errors and even flags potential audit risks. Plus, it’s up to date with the latest tax laws. Finally, it files your return electronically* or prints it on plain paper. In fact, e-filing gives you an IRS confirmation that your return has been officially filed and gets you your refund faster. * Fees apply.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

54 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME SOFTWARE!!!, January 1, 2006

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Homeschool Mommy "Mom2threelittles" (Winfield, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: TurboTax Basic 2005 Win/Mac [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I've used TurboTax for 9 years now to do my personal taxes. Don't bother getting the "deluxe" version...and save money by doing your own state return (most states have an online free version anyway). For Federal returns, this software catches every new law and is great for keeping up-to-date with the current and complicated calculations for all sections of the return.

I know what I'm talking about...I am a tax accountant and prepare tax returns for a living! I still prefer this software to the high-end software we use in my office. For less than $20, you can't go wrong.

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars No e-Filing Rebate = No TurboTax Customer, December 31, 2005

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Vincent V (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: TurboTax Basic 2005 Win/Mac [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I have relatively simple taxes but want to e-file. In the past I bought Turbo Tax so I could e-file. Now I have to pay for TurboTax + e-Filing Fees + tax + shipping. It costs nothing for TurboTax to e-file so this is a source of additional revenue for them. They lost one customer.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars TurboTax UNDER-ESTIMATED my refunds by $2700 over 2 years, January 18, 2006

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C. Quarton - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TurboTax Basic 2005 Win/Mac [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

For the past five years I have used TurboTax on-line to prepare our taxes. Last year, after filing our taxes, the IRS sent me a letter informing me that I was eligible for an additional refund credit. After refiguring our taxes by hand I found $1,700 in two credits that TurboTax failed to identify. I was able to receive $1,400 of this amount, but the other $300 would have required refilling from scratch (changing the number of dependants).

This week, after looking over previous tax years, I now find that there was an additional $1,009 credit on our 2002 taxes that TurboTax did not find.

I can no longer trust TurboTax to manage my taxes. These were simple Earned Income Credits (EIC) and Child Tax Credits (CTC), which TurboTax should have never missed. How can a company release tax software that does not double-check these items when there are child dependants clearly listed? It is inexcusable.

Now, they no longer offer the $14.95 e-file refund? I recommend RUNNING from this Intuit TurboTax product. We will be using TaxCut instead.