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Has anyone actually used TaxACT recently and can compare the experience with TurboTax? I've used TurboTax almost every year for the last decade, except one in
by jmcphers 12y ago
Has anyone actually used TaxACT recently and can compare the experience with TurboTax?
I've used TurboTax almost every year for the last decade, except one in which I used TaxACT because it was a lot cheaper (my taxes are moderately complex enough to send me into the more expensive TurboTax price brackets).
At the time the software felt shoddy compared to TurboTax in almost every way; it was certainly better than form-filling myself but it didn't inspire confidence.
- jrs235 12y agoI have used TaxACT for several years now. I haven't used turbo tax so I can't compare. But I have been very happy with TaxACT.
- hiou 12y agoI also have been using TaxACT for a couple years. I used a few other only ones in the past and honestly can't really tell much difference. They've all seemed fine to me. That said, my taxes are your standard pile of 1099s type deal. Nothing too fancy.
- Encosia 12y agoIf your taxes are complicated enough to pay for a high tier of TurboTax, you may be better off finding a good CPA. I'm an independent consultant, use QuickBooks throughout each year, and have used TurboTax for quite a while out of inertia from having my data already in a friendly format in QB. I finally decided to give an actual CPA a try last year. Among other things, she has already saved me an order of magnitude more than her fee just by amending my old TurboTax returns. Not to mention the value of the time that she has saved me. I would never go back to TurboTax (or TaxACT or similar) unless I was a straight W-2 salaried employee (and only maybe then).
- smileysteve 12y agoI've used tax act since I was 18. It doesn't charge extra for schedule k s for all of those llcs we entrepreneurs have. Also, their capital gains and business expenses have seemed easier