TurboTax Federal + State Premier Investments 2006 Win/Mac [OLDER VERSION]

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Product Features

• Tax preparation software guides you through your return step-by-step for a fast and accurate refund
• Includes all the features of TurboTax Deluxe, plus even more help for investments and rental property
• Shows you how to qualify for deductions, looks for deduction opportunities, and tracks how much you've saved in deductions and credits
• Finds and maximizes your deductions while guiding you through mortgage interest, charitable contributions, education, medical expenses, and more; flags items the IRS might question so you can take care of potential problems before you file
• Includes ItsDeductible software to help you accurately value items donated to charity, and one free state download to help you handle deductions specific to your state of residence

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000JD3AL4
• Item model number: 400015
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,692 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Product Description

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Compatible with both Windows and Macintosh operating systems, the TurboTax Federal and State Premier Investments 2006 includes all the features of TurboTax Deluxe, plus even more help for investments and rental property. This program finds and maximizes your deductions while guiding you step-by-step through mortgage interest, charitable contributions, education, medical expenses, and more. Additionally, Premier Investments 2006 shows you how to qualify for deductions, looks for deduction opportunities, and tracks how much you've saved in deductions and credits. It includes ItsDeductible software to help you accurately value items donated to charity, and one free state download to help you handle deductions specific to your state of residence.

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No More Lost Opportunities
This software shows you how to qualify for over 350 deductions, from mortgage interest, to child-care expenses and more, so you don't miss important deductions that could have a significant impact on your return. As you move through the deduction process, this program looks for deduction opportunities, shows you which deductions you've already taken, which you haven't, and which you're not yet eligible to take. While reviewing your return to identify missing income information, it also helps you find overlooked deductions. The end result is a comprehensive tally showing how much you've saved in deductions as well as the impact on your refund or bottom line.

Life Events Planner
Now featuring software that guides you through common life events-- like buying a new home, taking on new dependents, marriage or divorce-- Premier Investments 2006 shows how future life changes will affect next year's taxes. By giving you a glimpse of what's to come, you can optimize your present and future tax situation.

Time-Saving Options
Premier Investments 2006 is loaded with time-saving features that help you to quickly and easily file your taxes without making mistakes or cheating yourself out of key deductions. First, this program lets you transfer and edit information from your last year's TurboTax return so you don't have to enter it again. When it comes time to make changes, you can take advantage of the summary pages at the end of each section-- they make it a snap to find and edit data you've previously entered. To save even more time, quickly jump to sections of your return using a clickable tax topic list.

Nothing wastes time more than an exhaustive audit, and that's why Premier Investments 2006 flags items the IRS might question so you can take care of potential problems before you file. At the same time, this program compares you deductions to national averages for your income bracket so you can quickly see if your deductions fall outside the norm. This prevents future headaches while also potentially saving you money.

Fast, Guaranteed Results
Because it's so thorough and easy to use, Premier Investments 2006 can help deliver the fastest refund possible. For even speedier results, e-file your return and get your money back in as little as 10 days (fees apply). This program also comes with TurboTax's guarantee that you'll get the maximum refund you're entitled to with TurboTax than with any other tax preparation method or they'll refund you every penny of your purchase price.

Product Description
Stocks Bonds Mutual Funds and Rental Properties Step-by-Step GuidanceProduct InformationTurboTax Federal+State Premier includes everything in TurboTax Deluxeplus more!  TurboTax Premier Guides you step-by-step through investmentsand rental property income. Assists with stocks bonds mutual funds stockoptions and ESPPs. Makes it easy to report rental property income and maximizeyour rental property deductions.  Plus includes one free state download.For investments get extra help for accurate reporting of investment sales forreport gains and losses for stocks bonds mutual funds stock options employeestock and purchase plans.  It will guide you through stock sales and helpsyou determine your historical basis along with ways to increase your 40l(k)contribution without decreasing your take home pay.  It also provides tipsto help determine the best IRA for your situation to maximizesavings.  Maximize your deductions and find out which expenses qualify as deductionsincluding advertising insurance furnishings repairs depreciation travel andmeals.  Learn how to handle refinancing fees with tips for refinancing arental and learn how and why to deduct refinancing fees.  Learn the taximpact of changing property usage for a new rental owner converting home torental property and both personal and rental use.Easy for first time users.  It guides you step-by-step and it asks youquestions in plain English.  then puts answers on IRS- and state-approvedforms.  It also double checks your Return and looks for errors and flagsaudit risks.  New Features Tools to Easily Make Changes with summary pages at the end of each section make it easy to find and edit data you've already entered. Also quickly jump to sections of your return using a clickable tax topic list. Deduction Maximizer Center - shows you how to qualify for over 350 deductions from mortgage interest to

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good product. More expensive., January 8, 2007

By	J. Kirby - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have purchased TurboTax for years. For the 2006 tax year, the premier version is $64.95 at Amazon plus $29.90 for e-filing. (No rebates for e-filing this year.) The Taxcut 2006 is 49.95 for the same features and the e-filing is included! TurboTax with e-filing is almost twice as much (94.85 vs 49.95) as compared to TaxCut with e-filing included. I am switching to TaxCut this year.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars TurboTax 2006, February 18, 2007

By	RMS "RMS" (Penna, USA) - See all my reviews

As promised, the Federal portion of the program is nearly flawless, well balanced between ease of use and topic assistance. The State portion, however, leave much to be desired. The State portion did successfully extract the information from the Federal side. However, State-tweaking was non-existent. I hope that this side of the program will be addressed in future versions. Electronic filing was flawless. So too was the importation of Fidelity Investment portfolio download.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good product for most people, January 31, 2007

By	D. Burnham (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was the first time in about 5 years that I used Turbo Tax. I was impressed with several aspects of the product:
- Very easy to use interface and interview style questions
- Incorporates Its Deductatble to make donations easy to track
- Allows you to look at the actual tax forms as you answer the questions
- Allows you to import from Quicken

I did find this product a little disappointing though. Turbo Tax is good if you have a relatively straight forward tax situation (w2s, 1099s, and itemized deductions). Once you start getting into some more unique solutions, Turbo Tax does a lot of behind the scenes calculations that may or may not be what you are thinking. As a result, I spent a lot of time reviewing and correcting my 1040.

I also found that the state component of the software is not very strong. Turbo Tax provides limited support for questions on state taxes, and I also found that they do not support some of the forms that I am required to submit. So my state taxes are only partially completed by Turbo Tax and I have to manually fill out the remaining forms.