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Tam-Lin
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Because H&R Block and Intuit work very hard to make sure the government isn't allowed to do so.
SplendidHome1945
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why can't the government just tell me how much i need to pay? wtf
armando416
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Yup! One word: lobbying.

Gotta love our corrupt system, causing people to spend millions of extra dollars and God knows how many man-hours filing tax returns that really have no reason to exist in this day and age.

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Dec 28, 2023 05:35 AM
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ssponeDec 28, 2023 05:35 AM
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Quote from sspone :
Thank you folks for sharing feedback about the Deluxe version. For years, I've bought the Premier only because I had stock/option sales and rental property depreciation to report.

Can someone re/confirm that I can use Deluxe to:
  1. Import (and manually enter if one of my brokerage - e.g. Webull isn't supported) all my stock and option sales?
  2. Does it include and handle sale of ESPP shares from my employer? They do report the discount on W2 and also send Form 3922 to calculate the adjusted cost basis
  3. Does it include and handle rental property depreciation? I have previous calculations from past years that are carried forward from Schedule E.
  4. Lastly, does it include and handle Profit or Loss from Business (Schedule C) & Qualified Business Income deduction from Form 8995/8995-A?
Thanks in advance!
How much do they charge for upgrading from Deluxe to Premier after we start the return?
Dec 28, 2023 05:49 AM
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ssponeDec 28, 2023 05:49 AM
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Quote from HLMem :
Because they do not know people's individual situations. Your Sch C income or deductions, money spent on childcare or gambling winning and losses, donations, etc.

What most people are asking for is the government to guess based on incomplete information which would need to be updated and corrected for a vast majority of people. Therefore, the taxpayer doesnt save that much time as they would still need to review every input that was complete and accurate.

What would actually end up happening is the government would end up sending out estimates and two things would happen. 1) Many people that do not want to spend the time with a program like TurboTax or the free ones would be ignorant of the deductions they should be receiving so they end up paying too much, or 2) many immigrants would overpay as because they would be too fearful challenging a government entity estimates.

I am a CPA in California and work with a lot of low-income earners and having the government assume what a person should pay would be a disaster.
There are plenty of countries in Europe that do this automatically and don't require its citizens to spend money and time to file their returns
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Dec 28, 2023 05:57 AM
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Laxgq6Dec 28, 2023 05:57 AM
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Why is business more expensive than home and business?
Dec 28, 2023 07:25 AM
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mk.listDec 28, 2023 07:25 AM
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Quote from sspone :
There are plenty of countries in Europe that do this automatically and don't require its citizens to spend money and time to file their returns
How are gambling losses automatically deducted for eu returns?
Dec 28, 2023 07:50 AM
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HLMemDec 28, 2023 07:50 AM
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Quote from sspone :
There are plenty of countries in Europe that do this automatically and don't require its citizens to spend money and time to file their returns
Those countries do not have all the same situations and same deductions and credits that the American tax system does. So, I hope you are not saying that you rather pay more in taxes by losing those credits and deductions just to save a couple hours once a year.

Plus saying that those countries do not require their citizens to pay for filing is 1) funny because they commonly have additional taxes Americans do not pay, and 2) there are lots of free filing options for Americans.

And when it comes to spending time, are you saying if the US government sent you a notice of how much more you may owe, you would just assume its accuracy and wouldnt spend any time questioning it one bit? Wow.
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Dec 28, 2023 08:07 AM
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ssponeDec 28, 2023 08:07 AM
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Quote from HLMem :
Those countries do not have all the same situations and same deductions and credits that the American tax system does. So, I hope you are not saying that you rather pay more in taxes by losing those credits and deductions just to save a couple hours once a year.

Plus saying that those countries do not require their citizens to pay for filing is 1) funny because they commonly have additional taxes Americans do not pay, and 2) there are lots of free filing options for Americans.

And when it comes to spending time, are you saying if the US government sent you a notice of how much more you may owe, you would just assume its accuracy and wouldnt spend any time questioning it one bit? Wow.
No, I'm also implying that the US taxation system needs to be overhauled from scratch. All these deductions, credits, and many loopholes are just bandaids on bandaids on bandaids that have been applied for years and decades. Just needs to be simplified. For everyone. Yes, there should still be a way to override and appeal on the taxes automatically computed by the IRS and most people with simple returns would just accept them. But I do appreciate that companies such as Intuit, HRBlock, and many CPAs would fight tooth and nail to oppose such a drastic change to the system. So it is but my wishful thinking. Peace!
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Dec 28, 2023 09:01 AM
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HLMemDec 28, 2023 09:01 AM
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Quote from sspone :
No, I'm also implying that the US taxation system needs to be overhauled from scratch. All these deductions, credits, and many loopholes are just bandaids on bandaids on bandaids that have been applied for years and decades. Just needs to be simplified. For everyone. Yes, there should still be a way to override and appeal on the taxes automatically computed by the IRS and most people with simple returns would just accept them. But I do appreciate that companies such as Intuit, HRBlock, and many CPAs would fight tooth and nail to oppose such a drastic change to the system. So it is but my wishful thinking. Peace!
I see many people comment how the tax system should be simplified but simple means less child care credits, less education credits, etc. And that hurts people more than it helps.

If you want taxes to be as simple for everyone given the millions of situations, the best way is to have programs that walk you through the process by asking questions to help identify what a person's situation is. Like it is now.
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Dec 28, 2023 09:18 AM
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ssponeDec 28, 2023 09:18 AM
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Quote from HLMem :
I see many people comment how the tax system should be simplified but simple means less child care credits, less education credits, etc. And that hurts people more than it helps.

If you want taxes to be as simple for everyone given the millions of situations, the best way is to have programs that walk you through the process by asking questions to help identify what a person's situation is. Like it is now.
I can understand how you as a CPA will oppose simplifying taxation because it may impact your TAM. But each of the things you've mentioned above can easily be simplified and automated. You have 2 kids, here's your child credit. You paid to a qualified daycare facility and have 2 kids that go there, here's your credit. You paid to and were enrolled in a qualified educational institute, here's your credit. Just as they have to do already, each of these recipient entities need to upload their side of transactions too so that all these can be automatically reconciled. Is it possible? Yes, most certainly. Here's an old episode from PBS News Hour that talked about it: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show...nother-way

But again, all this is wishful thinking and I don't think there's willingness in our Govt to do it - especially due to the lobbying by these companies and CPAs. Good luck for your tax season. Peace.
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Dec 28, 2023 09:28 AM
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mayuresh_51Dec 28, 2023 09:28 AM
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Is the posted price after the 10$ Amazon credit.. for deluxe version I am seeing a 54.99$ price on Amazon
Dec 28, 2023 09:38 AM
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ssponeDec 28, 2023 09:38 AM
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Is the posted price after the 10$ Amazon credit.. for deluxe version I am seeing a 54.99$ price on Amazon
You missed the deal my friend. It was a one-day only deal, valid on Dec 27th. You can still get a similar deal at Costco but instead of the gift card you will get a $10 TurboTax credit.
Dec 28, 2023 12:55 PM
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j2ueDec 28, 2023 12:55 PM
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Quote from mayuresh_51 :
Is the posted price after the 10$ Amazon credit.. for deluxe version I am seeing a 54.99$ price on Amazon
That is because this deal expired at 12am.
Dec 28, 2023 01:06 PM
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j2ueDec 28, 2023 01:06 PM
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Quote from sspone :
I can understand how you as a CPA will oppose simplifying taxation because it may impact your TAM. But each of the things you've mentioned above can easily be simplified and automated. You have 2 kids, here's your child credit. You paid to a qualified daycare facility and have 2 kids that go there, here's your credit. You paid to and were enrolled in a qualified educational institute, here's your credit. Just as they have to do already, each of these recipient entities need to upload their side of transactions too so that all these can be automatically reconciled. Is it possible? Yes, most certainly. Here's an old episode from PBS News Hour that talked about it: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show...nother-way [pbs.org]

But again, all this is wishful thinking and I don't think there's willingness in our Govt to do it - especially due to the lobbying by these companies and CPAs. Good luck for your tax season. Peace.
I agree where you're getting at. But you're still looking inside the box with all these credits, deductions, loopholes, and things that generally complicate taxes. Why must we pay for something, then get money back from the government? Would it not be easier for the government to just subsidize these things at the source so we pay less up front and be done with it? No, we can't do that because capitalism. Our tax system is tied to our economic system, which is tied to our political system. This partly explains the improbability of any change happening anytime soon.
Dec 28, 2023 01:33 PM
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arbydogDec 28, 2023 01:33 PM
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Quote from WenW5757 :
Curious... About to purchase either this and realize our PC no longer has the CD drives. How do people use the CD version? Guess I have to purchase the download version unless I get an extra external CD drive to plug in.
I get the CD version so I can register it via my Intuit account. That way they have the key and if a couple yrs down the road I need to reinstall for some reason I don't need to look around for the key. They have all that and its an easy download again. Being a business tax return more chances of an audit 3 yrs from now thus needing to review or worse file an ammended return.
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Dec 28, 2023 01:38 PM
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arbydogDec 28, 2023 01:38 PM
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Quote from siddey :
My invoice has two items, $34.99 for the software disc and $9.99 for the gift card. So the disc is $0.01 short of the $35 free shipping requirement. That's why shipping is being charged. I guess gift cards don't count toward free shipping? I ended up buying something else I needed for $5.99 and that put me into free shipping.
I got the home/bus version so it was well over the $35. Not sure why I had to add/delete from cart a couple times.

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Dec 28, 2023 05:54 PM
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exmDec 28, 2023 05:54 PM
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Quote from sspone :
Thank you folks for sharing feedback about the Deluxe version. For years, I've bought the Premier only because I had stock/option sales and rental property depreciation to report.

Can someone re/confirm that I can use Deluxe to:
  1. Import (and manually enter if one of my brokerage - e.g. Webull or Coinbase isn't supported) all my stock, option, or crypto sales?
  2. Does it include and handle sale of ESPP shares from my employer? They do report the discount on W2 and also send Form 3922 to calculate the adjusted cost basis
  3. Does it include and handle rental property depreciation? I have previous calculations from past years that are carried forward from Schedule E.
  4. Lastly, does it include and handle Profit or Loss from Business (Schedule C) & Qualified Business Income deduction from Form 8995/8995-A?
Thanks in advance!
Although I can't give you the answers, I believe it's about $30 to upgrade. Might be worth to get the DeLuxe version, see if it works for you. If so, great, you have saved money for years to come. If not, you lose one-time on a few dollars this year.

I have always gotten the Premiere version (sharing with family members, so it's relatively inexpensive). Bought the Home and Business this year to try it out (we have a small LLC that generates some money). Worse case is that I feel it's unnecessary and will try another version next year. Maybe if I don't need the H+B I'll get the Deluxe next year (similar to what I described above).

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