Review by JohnnyC

I have been a loyal TurboTax user since 2003. It is easy, as thorough as you need it to be for at home use, and affordable compared to professional tax return services. I have never had a problem installing this software for 8 years now, and it has always performed reliably, preparing flawless tax returns, and ensuring quick and easy refunds.

I’ve used the relevant versions to report Schedule C self-employment income (the program quickly and easily calculates the self-employment tax, ensures you get social security credit for your self employment, and gives you next year’s estimated tax payments) as well as investment income. The feature to download 1099-DIV and 1099-INT statements from your investments accounts is priceless, as is its ability to calculate your short and long-term capital gains. Schedule D is a scary form, I cannot imagine doing it myself. Yet I breeze through it year after year with the help of TurboTax and the automatic imports from my brokerage accounts.

If you’re thinking of giving this program a try, I can thoroughly recommend it. Your life is about to become a lot easier … enjoy your refund!!