Product Description

If you own stocks, bonds, mutual funds or rental properties, TurboTax Premier makes it easy to keep more money in your pocket. Includes free state preparations and Federal e-File—receive IRS confirmation and get your refund in as fast as 8 days. State e-File available in certain states for an additional fee..

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3 in Software
• Brand: Intuit
• Model: 414642
• Released on: 2010-11-23
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP, Mac OS X
• Format: CD-ROM
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .25 pounds

Features

• TurboTax Premier offers step-by-step guidance through investments for your maximum refund.
• Double-checks for accuracy to ensure your taxes are done right.
• Provides extra guidance for stocks, bonds, mutual funds, rental property income, expenses and refinancing.
• 5 Free Federal E-Files
• Includes one TurboTax State download product--a $39.95 value.

Amazon.com Product Description

TurboTax Premier was designed to help you make the most of your investments and rental property deductions, so you get the biggest tax refund possible. Premier double-checks for accuracy to ensure your taxes are done right, and includes a free Federal E-File.

Everything you need to do your taxes with ease.

Helps You Get the Most from Your Investments

Imports Your Investment Info

Saves time by automatically importing your investment info directly from your financial institution.

Helps You Accurately Report Investment Sales

Walks you through reporting sales of stocks, bonds and mutual funds. Automatically calculates capital gains/losses and keeps track of those that carry over to future tax returns.

Determines Your Cost Basis

Finds your accurate purchase price for stock sales, in three easy steps.

Helps with Employee Stock Plans

Guides you through reporting sales and automatically determines your correct basis for selling shares purchased at different times or different prices.

401(k) Maximizer

Shows you how to increase your 401(k) contribution without decreasing your take-home pay.

Helps You Find Every Rental Deduction

Finds over 20 deductions for landlords, from travel to advertising to repairs to insurance.

Shows Your Best Rental Depreciation Method

Simplifies reporting rental property depreciation and shows which depreciation method will get you the biggest tax deduction.

Maximizes Refinancing Deductions

Guides you through deducting points, appraisal fees, recording costs, and more so you don't miss a single chance to save.

Helps with New Rental Properties

Shows you step by step how to set up new rental properties.

Finds All Tax Deductions and Credits You Deserve to Get Your Biggest Refund

Maximizes Your Tax Deductions

Asks simple questions about your income, family situation and changes in your tax situation and credits. Then, based on your answers, searches for more than 350 deductions and credits to get you the biggest tax refund—guaranteed.

Looks for Deduction Opportunities as You Go

Shows you which deductions you've taken. Which deductions you haven't. And tells you how to qualify for just about any deduction, so you don't miss any opportunities to save.

Gets You the Maximum Deduction for Donations

ItsDeductible (included) helps you accurately value items you donate to charity–no more guessing. Plus, it tracks other donations such as cash, mileage and stocks, to help you get every charitable deduction you're entitled to.

Handles Your Life Changes

Changed jobs? Got married? Bought a home? Had a baby? TurboTax guides you through common life changes, explains how the changes will impact your taxes, and tells you what you can deduct.

Helps with Medical Expenses

Does all the math and tells you if you qualify to deduct your medical expenses for maximum tax savings.

Helps You Reduce Audit Risk

Tracks Your Audit Risk

Audit Risk Meter checks your tax return for common audit triggers. Shows whether your risk is high or low. And provides tips to help you reduce your chance of an audit.

Includes Downloadable Audit Support Center

Gives you step-by-step guidance on everything you need to know and do if the IRS contacts you.

Also Available: Audit Defense

Provides full-service representation by a trained tax professional. You will never have to meet with the IRS, unless you want to.

Why TurboTax Premier is the easiest choice for you...

TurboTax Premier was designed to help you make the most of your investments and rental property deductions, so you get the biggest tax refund possible.

Choose TurboTax Premier if any of the following apply to you:

• You sold stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or options for an employee stock plan
• You own rental property
• You are the beneficiary of an estate or trust (received a K-1 form)

If you are a sole proprietor, consultant, 1099 contractor, or single-owner LLC, choose TurboTax Home & Business. It has everything in Premier, PLUS expanded guidance to help you maximize home office, vehicle, and other business deductions.

If you own an S Corp, partnership, C Corp, or multiple-owner LLC, choose TurboTax Business.

Why make the switch?

TurboTax is easy and it could save you money.

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Asks you questions and fills in the right tax forms
Gets you every deduction and credit you deserve
Tips and advice tailored to your unique tax situation
Support in case of an audit (fees may apply)
Handles tax impact of changes in your life
Years of expertise to help answer your questions
Up-to-date with all the latest tax laws
Federal efile included at no extra charge
Prepare and file your taxes anytime, 24/7
Do your taxes yourself, without leaving home

Does the Hard Work for You

Start your return and efile with Turbotax today. Intuit will submit your return when the IRS starts accepting them on January 14, 2011. The IRS will email you a confirmation within 48 hours.

TurboTax guides you through your taxes, like a GPS, with extra help for first-time users.

Asks Easy Questions, Tailored to You

Guides you step by step through your tax return and puts your answers on the right tax forms for you. Skips interview questions that don't apply to you, so you can finish your return faster.

Automatically Fills in W-2 and 1099 Info

Gets your W-2 and 1099 data directly from over 100,000 participating employers and financial institutions and automatically puts it in the right tax forms. A brief summary lets you review and edit downloaded information if necessary.

Transfers Last Year's Tax Info

No retyping necessary. Fills in information from your previous year's return to save time and increase accuracy. Shows you what you're importing and where it goes in your return. You can also import from other tax software including TaxACT and H&R Block's TaxCut.

Imports a PDF of Last Year's Tax Return

Easily imports prior year tax data/documents from TurboTax, other tax software brands and tax stores.

Imports Your Financial Data

Imports information from your financial software (including Quicken, QuickBooks 2007 and higher, and Microsoft Money) so you can skip the cut and paste this year.

Makes it Easy to Hold Your Place

Flag areas in your tax return so you can get back to them easily.

Provides Help and Advice When You Need It

Live Tax Answers

Get live answers online from TurboTax experts and other TurboTax users in our Live Community2. Plus you'll have instant access to answers to commonly asked tax questions on every screen.

Straightforward Guidance & Advice

Find help on any tax topic from anywhere within TurboTax. Get plain-English explanations of specific tax areas and helpful examples when you need them.

Guide Me

Not sure how to answer a tax question? We'll guide you to the right answer, making your taxes even easier.

Explains Your Return

Shows you a summary of your return, including income, tax, credits and payments so you know your taxes are accurate. Provides recommendations to help you get an even bigger refund next year.

Free Technical Support

Got a software question? No problem! Get answers from a TurboTax expert via e-mail, phone, or live chat.

Spots Errors and Shows How to Fix Them

Smart Check Scans for Mistakes

Smart Check double-checks your return for errors, so you can be confident your taxes are done right.

Guaranteed Accurate Calculations

If you should get hit with an IRS or state penalty or interest due to a TurboTax calculation error, we'll pay you the penalty and interest.

Keeps You Up-to-Date with the Latest Tax Laws

With a single click you can check for updates each time you start to ensure your return includes the latest IRS and state tax forms. No more disruptions while you work on your return.

Get Your Refund Faster with Included Federal Efile

Shows Your Tax Refund in Real Time

Watch your refund add up as you complete your return. Our Dual Refund Monitor constantly displays and updates both your federal and state refunds (or taxes due) as you complete your federal return.

Federal Efile Included

Get your refund in as few as 8 days with efile and direct deposit. Free federal efile is included with TurboTax at no extra charge. If you're a returning user, we'll automatically transfer your efile information from your previous year's return to save you even more time.

New Options to Get Your Refund Fast

Direct deposit your tax refund on a TurboTax Refund Card, a reloadable Visa prepaid card that can be used everywhere Visa debit is accepted. Or put your refund on a prepaid card you already have.

Here's how it works:

Special guidance for first-time users

TurboTax works like a GPS, walking you step by step through your taxes, with guidance designed especially for people who are new to tax software. We ask you questions in plain English and put your answers on the right tax forms. Then, just e-file or print your tax return. It's that simple.

All the help you need

Answers to your questions are just a click away in the Solve it Center:

• Online chat
  Get real-time help from TurboTax expert via online chat. (available 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Pacific)


• Ask the community
  Get your tax questions answered by our Live Community of tax experts and TurboTax customers like yourself.


• FAQs and answers
  Browse or search our award-winning support website.


• Talk to a person
  Free product support from our Customer Care representatives is just a phone call away (Basic and above). Additionally, with our Ask a Tax Expert feature, you can get personalized, one-on-one tax help by phone (fees apply).

Get Your Refund Fast: Efile Your 2010 Taxes with TurboTax

Here's how efile works: Start your return and efile with Turbotax today. We'll submit your return when the IRS starts accepting them on January 14, 2011. The IRS will email you a confirmation within 48 hours.

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TurboTax TY 2010 Disclaimers

100% accurate calculations guaranteed
If you pay an IRS or state penalty or interest because of a TurboTax calculations error, we'll pay you the penalty and interest.

Maximum Refund Guarantee--or Your Money Back
If you get a larger refund or smaller tax due from another tax preparation method, we'll refund the applicable TurboTax federal and/or state purchase price paid. TurboTax Federal Free Edition customers are entitled to payment of $14.95 and a refund of your state purchase price paid.

Claims must be submitted within sixty (60) days of your TurboTax filing date and no later than 6/18/11. E-file, Audit Defense, Professional Review, Ask a Tax Expert, Refund Transfer and technical support fees are excluded. This guarantee cannot be combined with the TurboTax Satisfaction (Easy) Guarantee.

You're never alone with TurboTax; you can get answers with free product support when you need it through chat, online community, and by phone.
Technical support (phone and chat) hours are limited and vary by time of year.

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Based on aggregated sales data for tax year 2009 and press reviews for TurboTax Deluxe and Premier for tax year 2009.

Customer Reviews

Turbotax
I am using Turbotax for several year now, and it makes the otherwise unpleasant task of tax preparation quite easy and accurate. The first time I used it, 4 years ago I still had a large accouning firm do my taxes - for approx. $1000 per year, - out of curiosity I tried doing same return with Turbotax which then said I owed considerably less taxes. It turned out that Turbotax was right, the accountants forgot some deductions. Eversince I use only Turbotax and do my own taxes.

Excellent program, but...
... But other Turbo Tax reviewers have described installation problems. Their criticisms are very well written and clear. I can't judge the accuracy of those criticisms because I haven't had any serious installation problems.

I recommend Turbo Tax. I've been using it for roughly 20 years. I can't imagine how I could "do my taxes" without a computer assist. I've never had to try out any of TurboTax's competitors. (I have read criticisms of Turbo Tax and I've read praise for other tax-assist programs. I haven't read any opinions yet that would make me switch.)

It's my guess that most people ordering the current Turbo Tax program have used Turbo Tax before. (If you have, please take the time to post your criticisms of this review. Your input would help the newcomers.) This review is intended mainly to benefit those taxpayers who are considering the purchase of Turbo Tax for the first time.

If you're going to use Turbo Tax for the first time (and especially if you are using computer-assisted tax preparation for the first time), start well before the filing deadline - buy it and install it before the end of the calendar year! (For example, Amazon has Turbo Tax 2010 for tax year 2010 available around **Thanksgiving 2010.**) It is true that some IRS forms and some IRS regulations would be incomplete at that time, but subsequent startups of Turbo Tax in early 2011 would automatically download these items. In any case, your exact tax-related information (e.g., withholding tax, mortgage interest, investing dividends and interest, bank interest, credit card interest, etc.) would not be available to you so soon.

If you're new and you start early, you can get acquainted with Turbo Tax's layout, the different screens requiring input from you, the different screens offering help, the different screens which can give you the exact rule or regulation that you're dealing with at the moment, the sequence of computer commands to SAVE your work when you set your work aside for awhile, the computer commands necessary to pick up where you left off ... and much more. Follow the flow of the Question and Answer routine. You can pretty much rely on it not to overlook anything. But when you're done, look over your return carefully just the same. When you're completely finished, you can save your printed return and the companion supplementary pages in .pdf form. If you do that, you'll only need a .pdf reader to read the file at some future time.

Suppose you have many years' experience doing your taxes by hand. If you have confidence in your tax preparation experience and you are comfortable with using Turbo Tax to enter your numerical information on the proper line on the proper form, don't do it. Instead, follow the flow of the Question and Answer routine. Then, afterward, when the return is complete, use your experince to check the entries line by line. If you find a discrepancy, track it down. I've seen discrepancies like that. In every case, Turbo Tax turned out to be right. Turbo Tax does unseen calculations and then makes entries on supplementary schedules and forms based on figures that **you** provided. If you see one of these entries and it seems to be absurd, don't just OVERRIDE it. Check the figures that you entered. Make sure that you answered the questions accurately. Make sure you checked the right boxes. It is not likely that Turbo Tax would "make a mistake."

Probably the best there is - but room for improvement
This review is for TuboTax 2010 Deluxe for Federal Returns. Fortunately I live in Texas and there is no state income tax so I don't have to worry about the state portion.

TurboTax has had its share of issues but I came back to it because it does seem to be the best there is, but I'm knocking off a star because of the history of issues I've had with the program in previous years (like it not calculating tax correctly until I deleted some assets and then re-entered them). However, I was a little shocked to read that it requires 500MB of HD space PLUS up to 620MB more if Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1 is not installed (Mac is only 255MB). Wow! That could be over 1GB to do taxes. How inefficient we have become!

Fortunately the system requirements says it works on 64-bit systems, but doesn't specifically mention Windows 7 64-bit, but if it works with Vista 64-bit then it should work with Windows 7 64-bit.

I may be working with this to help estimate my 2010 taxes before I pay may Jan 15th estimated tax payment.

NOTE: Deluxe will do a Schedule C just fine, but it may not provide as much help as the Home & Business version. If you have been doing taxes yourself for awhile then you might not need to pay the extra money for the additional help.

I will update this review as I continue to use the product.

Pros:
* Works on 64-bit versions of Windows XP and higher (of course that includes Vista and Windows 7)
* Probably the best tax program there is
* Price includes federal E-File
* Deluxe version can do a Schedule C for the self-employed - but it doesn't provide as much guidance as the Home & Business edition

Cons:
* Not perfect (but how can US taxes ever be perfect)?
* Have encountered bugs in previous years that caused me to have to delete and re-enter assets
* Might take up to 1.12GB of HD space on Windows according to the system requirements