I'm seeing more than usual complaints re: TT this year. Installation issues, upsell issues, increased filing fees, incomplete or errors in forms.

Anybody seeing more than usual issues w/ TT this year? Good to go or consider something else (HR Block?).

I used to use TT, then switched to HRB, then switched back. Each time driven by issues with the SW or other functionality.

Is it time to switch back to HRB? Or is TT still okay this year? My taxes this year should be relatively simple (no equity short/long term capital transactions).

Worked fine for me. I use TT for both personal and business.

Turbo Tax won't run on older Apple operating systems. That's the downloaded version. My iMac was too old (mid 2017) to update the operating system. So a MAC desktop or laptop 2017 or older will not run the downloaded version.

I switched to H&R Block online a few years ago from TT Online and it's been good. Cheaper too for Federal e-file. I do my state and local online for free separately.

You don't even need software anymore, just do it online, it works exactly the same.

The latest version will not run on Win 10 so you have to have Win 11 to use it.

Can’t even remember the last time I downloaded anything to do my tax. Just sign in on their website and do the tax.

No problems here.

The only upselling I encountered was the usual offers for their Audit Defense a couple times throughout the process. No more than usual though.

Turbo Tax cost me an audit and $10,000 a few years back. HRB since without issues...yet.

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Originally posted by fiasconva:
The latest version will not run on Win 10 so you have to have Win 11 to use it.

Very true. I got the H&R Block download this year as my system is a Windows 10, and the money for a new computer might very well be going to pay tax again this year.

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
Turbo Tax cost me an audit and $10,000 a few years back. HRB since without issues...yet.

How, precisely, did the software cost you an audit and what I guess is payment of additional taxes plus interest?

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Originally posted by Georgeair:

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
Turbo Tax cost me an audit and $10,000 a few years back. HRB since without issues...yet.

How, precisely, did the software cost you an audit and what I guess is payment of additional taxes plus interest?

It said I could decuct something that, apparently, I couldn't.

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Originally posted by 12131:
Can’t even remember the last time I downloaded anything to do my tax. Just sign in on their website and do the tax.

Thats what i do and used windows 10

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It said I could decuct something that, apparently, I couldn't.

If that was an IRS computer audit never agree and pay without having a professional CPA or Enrolled Agent review the "audit". I have about 5 tax clients a year receive IRS taxes due letters of which 4 of them are IRS computer mistakes. Also 1st time tax penalties will usually be erased.

Did my taxes with it Sunday on a recent model Mac. No problems at all, but I still haven't tried to print it. That was the problem for me in prior years. Yes, I do e-file, but the wife likes having a hard copy.

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Originally posted by Fredward:
Did my taxes with it Sunday on a recent model Mac. No problems at all, but I still haven't tried to print it. That was the problem for me in prior years. Yes, I do e-file, but the wife likes having a hard copy.

Even if you were to run into problem printing directly from Turbo Tax, TT also gives you the option to save your return as a PDF.

And you can then open that file in whatever PDF reader/editor you normally use, and just print it from there.

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If that was an IRS computer audit never agree and pay without having a professional CPA or Enrolled Agent review the "audit". I have about 5 tax clients a year receive IRS taxes due letters of which 4 of them are IRS computer mistakes. Also 1st time tax penalties will usually be erased.

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I just use a CPA from the beginning.It is costly but much more desirable than paying the IRS. He also knows how to deal with the pesky demanding letters that I receive from time to time. Just getting the figures together is bad enough.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:

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I just use a CPA from the beginning.It is costly but much more desirable than paying the IRS. He also knows how to deal with the pesky demanding letters that I receive from time to time. Just getting the figures together is bad enough.

Ju8st like how some people here can work on their cars (which I don't/can't do) or some people here can work on their houses (which I don't / can't do), it depends on people's competencies. Doing taxes happens to be in my competency.

Ever since I went all electronic files, it's even easier. As I get documents throughout the year (which is sporadic until first two months of the year), I just either scan or download the document and file it in a folder on my computer and I sequence the forms by name. Easy peasy. Ask me to knock down a non-load bearing wall and make a house improvement and I'll look at you like a deer caught in headlights.

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Originally posted by fiasconva:
The latest version will not run on Win 10 so you have to have Win 11 to use it.

That’s the problem I ran into, so I bought a new laptop. My old laptop was 10 yrs old and didn’t meet the requirements for Windows 11).
The issue I’m running into is that the cursor keeps disappearing behind the TT window. It works everywhere else. Annoying and haven’t found a fix for it yet.

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Originally posted by Gustofer:

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Originally posted by Georgeair:

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
Turbo Tax cost me an audit and $10,000 a few years back. HRB since without issues...yet.

How, precisely, did the software cost you an audit and what I guess is payment of additional taxes plus interest?

It said I could decuct something that, apparently, I couldn't.

Did you have their pay-for Audit Defense? My understanding is they deal with the IRS for you if you get audited.

I have used TurboTax every year since about 1993. I am old school and want the program on my computer and not use their cloud option.

I am getting ready to probably buy and download it this weekend. I upgraded my computer to Windows 11 for this reason as TurboTax supposedly won’t work on earlier versions of Windows starting this year.