TurboTax Premier Home & Business 2002

by Intuit

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006UPYC
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 1, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,192 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

TurboTax Premier Home & Business is the perfect choice for the self-employed, including realtors, consultants, retailers, contractors, professionals, and more. It combines the power of TurboTax Premier with special resources and advice for preparing Schedule C. Also included are one free TurboTax State download and a rebate for a free electronic filing.

You get everything you'll likely need to prepare and file your personal and self-employment taxes. The tax planning strategies, expert advice, and comprehensive tax library can help you make tax-savvy decisions throughout the year. Strategic small business tools help you maximize depreciation deductions for properties, income, and expenses. Plus, discover how to make the most of home office deductions, find business-specific audit items before the IRS does, and much more.

Manage your retirement finances, too. The 401(k) Maximizer tool reveals ways to increase your 401(k) contribution without decreasing your take-home pay. Plus, Retirement Tax Advisor provides tax-smart advice for long-term care insurance, employment taxes for a nurse, reverse mortgages, gifts and inheritance, contributing to a grandchild's education, two-year allowance for sale of home, and more.

All federal versions of TurboTax desktop products for Windows include product activation to better ensure customers use the product in accordance with the License Agreement. An independent test of product activation technology in Intuit Inc.'s TurboTax desktop software products confirms the technology does not negatively impact computer performance or compromise customer privacy. The findings of the tests, performed by PCTest Corporation, an independent software-testing lab can be found at http://www.pctest.com/intuit/index.htm. You can still prepare multiple returns from one computer, and install and prepare your return on multiple computers. To fully uninstall the the SafeCast/C-Dilla element of TurboTax, you m ust download the free uninstall application at the TurboTax Support website. For additional information about product activation, go to http://www.turbotaxsupport.com and refer to TurboTax Product Activation in the News and Tips section.

Note: Free download of TurboTax State is good for one return only. Additional copies are needed for additional states. One free 1040 e-filing is also included after rebate.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

55 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Product Activation denies your rights as a consumer, December 31, 2002

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"greggnicholas" (Berrien Springs, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: TurboTax Premier Home & Business 2002 (CD-ROM)

All the TurboTax products for 2002 require product activation to lock that license to a single PC. Their license agreement also states that they may discontinue any aspect of the service at any time. This draconian measure may stop a few people from sharing their license with family members - but it will also prevent legitimate users from accessing their data. If you use TurboTax, and then get audited within 7 years, you probably won't be able to reprint or modify your tax return - since it is likely that you'll be using a different PC by that time. You won't be able to activate TurboTax on the new PC without repurchasing the software.

Historically, copy protection schemes have caused more problems for legitimate users than for pirates. Consumers need to stand up for their rights and refuse to purchase software with Product Activation.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid this program like the plague, January 8, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: TurboTax Premier Home & Business 2002 (CD-ROM)

I can only echo what other reviewers have said. The program has glitches. The copy protection is so draconian that it will cause problems down the road. Do yourself a favor and buy a different, more user friendly product.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars TurboTax does not work. Intuit does not know why., January 8, 2003

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"spring986" (Grand Junction, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: TurboTax Premier Home & Business 2002 (CD-ROM)

TurboTax will not load on many computers according to Intuit. An error code appears when trying to get an activation code or the request code is missing during their new activation process. When you call their support line they say they do not have a fix for the problem and do not plan on having it fixed until February. The customer can not load the software. Good job Inuit. Greed has gone to your head and now you've created a product that doesn't work. Our advice to Intuit customers, if you want to spend your money on a product that just does not work then feel free. Otherwise save your money.