Review by AMZN Customer

I love TurboTax. We use it to prepare our household taxes every year.

There is a table on the back of every box to help you pick which version you need. It has been accurate in my experience:nnWhen I was young, I could get by with a 1040EZ, which is equivalent to TurboTax’s free software.nAs my career progressed, I graduated to TurboTax Basic.nWhen I married, our combined assets bumped us into Deluxe and then Premier.nWe don’t own a business, so we may never need Home & Business.

Prior to this, I had never revisited Basic. I was curious to experience how much I was gaining from using Premier. Without going into too much detail, the difference is night and day. I think they sit too far apart in the gamut for an honest comparison, like comparing a Corolla to an Avalon. But it is clear that our family will never get by with Basic. Thankfully, this was provided to me free of charge under the Vine program, but otherwise, it would have been $30 wasted. I’ll stick with Premier.

BOTTOM LINE: TurboTax is wonderful, but you should follow the advice on the back of the box. Don’t skimp. Buy the version that’s right for you. Don’t be intimidated by the cost. You can write off the cost of the software as Tax Prep.