TurboTax Federal 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

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: B000JD3ALE
• Item model number: 400016
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,268 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Compatible with both Windows and Macintosh operating systems, the TurboTax Federal Premier Investments 2006 TurboTax 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.

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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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Turbo Tax - A disappointment , December 21, 2006

By	Scott D. Drown (Seattle, Wa.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been using Turbo Tax for years just as I jave used Quicken for years. One of the big plusses for me was It's Deductible, a program that places values on items you give to charities and imports directly into Turbo Tax.

It's Deductible was a stand alone program until 2006 when it went to Intuit for online entries. You could not longer buy the program to install on your PC. This would have been OK but then Intuit would not allow you to see the values placed on donations until you purchased Turbo Tax. Intuit thinking of the bottom line rather than the customer. I hated that and told Intuit my feelings - no response as I expected. But what the heck, I entered my donations through 2006 and when Turbo Tax 2006 came out I purchased it from Amazon for a good price.

After installing Turbo Tax I went to see what my donation values were and to import the values into Turbo Tax from my online entries. Nope - No can do. Not only was It's Deductible buried in Turbo Tax with a very clunky and slow link to start the program but there was absolutely no way to import. After much searching on Intuit's support pages - always a chore - I finally found a page explaining - no import. But if you like you can get a voucher to unlock the online values and then manually re enter the information into Turbo Tax! What a crock. On top of that using It's Deductible and Turbo Tax slows my duo core PC to a crawl. I will look elsewhere next year.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fed Taxes 2006, March 8, 2007

By	Robert G. Zorich (Alaska) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I specifically bought Turbo Tax Premier because of stocks sales/purchases we made in 2006. The section on stock income was confusing and it took me several times to figure out what information Turbo Tax wanted where. When I thought I had it figured out and finished that section, I thought I would repeat it to make sure I did it right. To my surprise, the second time I entered the information I received a different total than the first time. So I did it a third time. The third time matched the second, so I figured it must be right. Then when I got to the section for error checking, I was told I had errors in my stock sales. So I did it a forth time, which came out the same as the second and third time. This time it passed the error checking, but instead of showing that we had purchased the stocks, Turbo Tax showed we had "inherited" the stocks. I could not get Turbo Tax to change, so I printed out the form scratched out "inherited" and put in the date of purchase. I would rather do my taxes by hand than use Turbo Tax again.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very thorough process., February 8, 2007

By	Jerry (Everett, WA) - See all my reviews

I chose Premier having used Deluxe in the past. Gave me a more indepth interview process in considering deductions and investment issues. Probably more than I needed, but I think it is appropriate for those with more investments than me. While it takes longer I enjoy visiting all the subjects. It is very informative.