Review by Alyssa A. Lappen

As a refugee from a horribly broken TurboTax Home & Business experience for my 2012 taxes, I decided to try TaxCut this year, and I am very glad that I did.

For one thing, TaxCut comes with audit protection included. That is, if the IRS comes calling, you will have help.

More importantly, the program is easy to follow, and it works. Updates actually install. They do not break the program and prevent it from running – my experience last year with TurboTax, which forced me eventually to install the program on an entirely new computer in order to be able to complete the job. An incredible time waster, and frustrating.

TaxCut is relatively inexpensive, and also includes free Federal and State filing.

My one complaint is that there are not enough lines provided for various details, for example charitable gifts and medical expenses. I prefer to have a complete inventory, item by item, in the event there are any questions.

Still, this is an excellent program and a good value.