Editorial Review:Product Description:MODEL- ITICD41345WI VENDOR- INTUIT INC. FEATURES- TurboTax Basic for Tax Year 2003- for Windows TurboTax Basic software guides you through your return step-by-step. It asks you questions puts your answers on IRS approved forms and double-checks for accuracy. TurboTax Basic is up-to-date with all the latest tax law changes to make sure you get every deduction and credit to which you're entitled. Smarter! EasyStep Interview - Asks you simple questions then instantly places your answers onto IRS-approved forms. This year's improved Interview bypasses questions that don't apply to you and prompts you for changes from last year's data. Instant Data Entry - Stop typing and start importing: Instant Data Entry automatically imports W-2 wage 1098 mortgage interest and 1099 investment data from participating employers mortgage companies and financial institutions then enters it on the right forms - eliminating manual data entry and simplifying tax preparation. Year-to-year transfer - Transfer tax data instantly from last year's tax return prepared with a TurboTax or TaxCut program for additional time-saving convenience. Import Quicken or QuickBooks data quickly - The Just-in-Time Import feature helps decrease tax preparation time by importing data from Quicken or QuickBooks programs (2002 or higher). You can bring in separate categories of transactions like deductions and preview your entries one at a time. Plus it's easy to edit imported data. Refund Monitor - Constantly displays your refund amount (or tax due) and updates itself automatically any time you enter new information. Improved! Help - TurboTax software now offers you more help than ever before. Improved searching makes it even easier to find answers to your questions. Error Check -
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TurboTax Impossible to Download!
TurboTax may or may not be a good product; I was never able to successfully download it!
Unfortunately I needed it the day I purchased it, and the "Help" offered by the Amazon.com links were not specific enough to identify the source of the trouble. After three hours I gave up and requested a refund.
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Updates a pain, but TurboTax did its job
I didn't have a problem using TurboTax last year (even with the software activation) so I used it again this year. The software with its interview format worked for me, was able to save my return as pdf and e-file without a hassle. The only real pain was getting the updates. I had to go to Intuit's website to look for info and play around with my broadband connection to get the updates to download.
My return has gotten easier over the past few years but with the update annoyance, I may just buy TaxCut next year. I don't import last year's stuff so Intuit - give me a reason to get TurboTax 2004.
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Worth it if you're going to itemize...otherwise forget it
Okay, the download process was a nightmare as described by my earlier review. However, three hours later I have a very comprehensive itemized return, which would have been way too complex to do on my own without the guidance of the filing questions. The good news is that I had done my taxes by hand last night and came up with a large amount owed, and after using the deductions calculator in TurboTax ended up with a refund instead. So it more than paid for itself.
My major complaint is that there appears to be no way to review the content of your return until the very last "print and submit" step, and I wanted to check the numbers prior to actually submitting it.
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Frustrating download errors!
After 20 or 30 attempts to run the V-box installer program after dowloading it from the Amazon digital library, I was just about to request a refund when my boyfriend starting doing some troubleshooting research for me. Here's what he figured out:
Once you download the installer and try to run it, if you keep getting the error: "3001 Encountered unexpected error when trying to locate product...etc.", there is a browser setting you need to change. (This applies to IE 6.0+, Windows 2000 and XP at a minimum, since I attempted the install on 2 different machines).
Go to Tools-->Internet Options in your browser menu, then to the Connections tab and the LAN Settings button. Uncheck the "Automatically Detect Settings" box if it is checked and try running the installer again. Worked for me. Just be sure to recheck the box and close your browser afterwards.
Seeing as how frustrating just OBTAINING the software was, I'm really skeptical about using it, especially after reading all the other reviews...
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The Last Time I Will Use Turbo Tax
When it imported my information from 2002 it also picked up internet connection data that is no longer valid. Since then I have gone to broadband with a new ISP. It simply refuses to recognize my new connection information. When I tried to update the program by going to their support site through my browser, I simply could not get on despite repeated attempts. I guess everyone is trying to get support for this buggy software. As a result, I can't print out some of my forms because it tells me I must update first. Now it is totally useless. BEWARE