Quicken.com Taxes

Pros: Lots of tips, terms, and tools
Cons: Many services carry a price tag

Quicken is a well- known and well- trusted name in personal finance, selling software products for debt management, small businesses, and a host of other areas where financial needs are important. This company operates a very good web site, Quicken.com,...

Pros: Easy to use, thorough, hassle-free, free for filers w/less than $25,000 AGI
Cons: Computer glitches possible, fee for certain filers

Turbo Tax
Last minute filers like myself often need a bit of help. I'd determined to prepare my return on my own, but saw a website listed on my preparation booklet. This website www.tax.state.ny.us/elf contained a link for Quicken's...

Pros: Tax calculators, good coverage of basic investment tax questions, easy to use, free filing for those who qualify
Cons: Some material very basic, message board could be misleading

Quicken offers free filing using its TurboTax software to anyone whose tax status allows the use of Form 1040EZ, or whose gross income was $20,000 or less in 1999. The site claims that 45% of the U.S. population falls under those limits.

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Pros: in depth tax information
Cons: not enough info on the home page

I visited the tax portion of Quicken's website and I loved all of the tools available. It is like you have the equipment of a little accountant in front of you. You can actually do your taxes online with Turbo Tax, there is a charge to get the software,...

Pros: No software, easy and in expensive
Cons: Maybe not best for very complicated returns

For the past two years, I have used Quicken Turbo Tax for the Web (www.turbotax.com) and I would highly recommend it. There is no software to install and update. The on-line program offers good tips on ways to reduce your tax liability and flags items...

Pros: guides you through your tax returns like a champ.
Cons: doesn't mail in the forms, probably not great for really complicated returns.

TurboTax.com offers free filing for people who's income is under $20,000.00, and for those who make over that it's $9.95 to file a federal return, and $9.95 to file a state return (state sales taxes may apply). Electronic filing is included for free....

Pros: Easy to use and a ton of information
Cons: Sometimes the message boards load slow

Quicken.com is by far the best site on the web for small business, investing, and tax information. The layout of the site makes it very easy to navigate. The message boards are reviewed and questions are answered by experience professionals in a very...