Costco Wholesale has for its
Members: Intuit TurboTax 2023 Tax Software + $10 Credit Towards In-Product Add-Ons (PC/Mac Download) on sale for
$44.99.
Thanks to Community Member
Spock1234 for sharing this deal.
Features: - Includes 5 Federal E-Files + 1 State Download (State E-File Sold Separately)
- Extra Guidance to Maximize 350+ Deductions and Credits
- Accurately Deduct Mortgage Interest and Property Taxes
- Free U.S.-Based Product Support (Hours May Vary)
- One $10 Credit Towards In-Product Add-Ons ($10 credit for one of these in-product add-ons: State E-file fees, additional state, product upgrade or Audit Defense. Limit one per license code. Offer valid for Tax Year 2023 TurboTax Desktop products only & expires 10/31/24)
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For anyone that's new to TurboTax, note that the software does lots of sleazy things to try to get you to provide more information and/or buy more unnecessary and/or useless services. Starting from the very first page on launch, you can skip providing all of your personal information (that has nothing to do with the return itself; it's just for Intuit's benefit).
There's audit protection, offers to upgrade to higher versions with confusing wording, etc. Regarding the latter, they clearly use confusing language to make it sound like you need the Premier edition for automatic downloading of investment information (I fell for this for years, but Deluxe works just fine; supposedly the more expensive version provides "assistance" in this area, but I've never noticed it). Also, almost any meaningful "support" you'll get from Intuit is from volunteers who help users troubleshoot on their forum. Finally, if you like to file early, beware that they've had many substantial updates to the software just prior to (and even after) April 15, 2023. Sometimes, this is the fault of Congress/I.R.S. delays in clarification, but it's often the fault of Intuit and the dozens of bugs in the monster it helped create.
And, for those that can stomach it, here's an oveview of reasons tax filing is so painful in the U.S.: Tax preparation in the United States - Wikipedia. Combined with persistent under-staffing and under-funding for decades, the I.R.S. can barely operate basic functions (clearly, to prevent audits of the wealthy); "we, the people" end up covering those costs (one reference). Perhaps, worst of all, it has been shown that money put into IRS enforcement pays back tremendously well; it's one of the best performing investments the U.S. could possibly make (recent reference).
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These Turbotax deals (eg: TT Deluxe for $45 + $10 credit) are still running until 10Feb.
Edit: checked Costco website and this deal is also available online till 10Feb.
1. Deluxe does everything essentially, no reason to pay to upgrade to premiere (despite the deceptive marketing). It's generally cheaper as a result.
2. Data stays local (not stored in the cloud)
3. Can e-file 5 federal returns and print unlimited with the base price (online you pay per return).
4. Forms for 1 state are included in the "+state" version, but e-file is $20 per state. This has caused some confusion. You can print/mail the state for free and sometimes file directly with your state for free.
5. Easy access to the original forms while you're working on your taxes. Can put data in them directly as well.
6. Can be installed on up to 5 PCs/Macs using the same intuit account
Disadvantages:
1. Not accessible from mobile device, Chromebook, or Linux PC
2. Not really designed to be used to work on one return from multiple devices (although you can probably do this using Dropbox or similar)
3. The UI is relatively unchanged in the last decade since Intuit seems more focused on their online product