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TurboTax is one of the most aggressive rent-seekers out there. I consider what they do to be so unethical that I try to avoid Intuit's other services even thoug

TurboTax is one of the most aggressive rent-seekers out there. I consider what they do to be so unethical that I try to avoid Intuit's other services even though they're very useful. (I also don't love how Intuit has done its best to run Mint into the ground after acquiring it.)

MagicPropmaker 7y ago
I switched from QuickBooks to Xero. If your business isn't that complicated it works well.
bongobongo 7y ago
Intuit is one of the largest players in San Diego's tech scene, but I will never, ever work there for precisely this reason, despite the fact that they are almost always hiring/recruiting and offer competitive compensation packages. The problem for me is that they appear to be total scumbags.
- sharps_xp 7y ago
  what's the range you see for "competitive compensation"?
  - bongobongo 7y ago
    AFAIK a "senior" dev there can expect to make just shy of $150K, which is just about slightly above-average for SD for a large company (excluding the defense industry, which depresses the average, and there's a lot of it)
    - natrik 7y ago
      Many junior devs can have a starting salary of $120K-150K and senior starts at $200K+ imo for large companies
      - bongobongo 7y ago
        Not in San Diego
    - scarface74 7y ago
      Just for reference, and since HN is famous for thinking that every software engineer makes at least $300K. https://swz.salary.com/SalaryWizard/Software-Engineer-V-Salary-Details-San-Diego-CA.aspx?&hdcbxbonuse=on&isshowpiechart=false&isshowjobchart=false&isshowsalarydetailcharts=true&isshownextsteps=true&isshowcompanyfct=true&isshowaboutyou=true https://swz.salary.com/SalaryWizard/Software-Engineer-V-Sala...
pnutjam 7y ago
I always thought the liberty tax places looked shady, but they have had a free no-income cap online filing system for at least 3 years. I've used it every year. They call it DIY tax, but the site is freetax.com.

MagicPropmaker 7y ago

I switched from QuickBooks to Xero. If your business isn't that complicated it works well.

bongobongo 7y ago

Intuit is one of the largest players in San Diego's tech scene, but I will never, ever work there for precisely this reason, despite the fact that they are almost always hiring/recruiting and offer competitive compensation packages. The problem for me is that they appear to be total scumbags.

sharps_xp 7y ago
what's the range you see for "competitive compensation"?
- bongobongo 7y ago
  AFAIK a "senior" dev there can expect to make just shy of $150K, which is just about slightly above-average for SD for a large company (excluding the defense industry, which depresses the average, and there's a lot of it)
  - natrik 7y ago
    Many junior devs can have a starting salary of $120K-150K and senior starts at $200K+ imo for large companies
    - bongobongo 7y ago
      Not in San Diego
  - scarface74 7y ago
    Just for reference, and since HN is famous for thinking that every software engineer makes at least $300K. https://swz.salary.com/SalaryWizard/Software-Engineer-V-Salary-Details-San-Diego-CA.aspx?&hdcbxbonuse=on&isshowpiechart=false&isshowjobchart=false&isshowsalarydetailcharts=true&isshownextsteps=true&isshowcompanyfct=true&isshowaboutyou=true https://swz.salary.com/SalaryWizard/Software-Engineer-V-Sala...

pnutjam 7y ago

I always thought the liberty tax places looked shady, but they have had a free no-income cap online filing system for at least 3 years. I've used it every year. They call it DIY tax, but the site is freetax.com.