Review by LA

Intuit is now vying to become one of the most hated companies in the US. They have a great product (not this one), but their greed and contempt for customers gets worse every year.

I have purchased their products for years and almost always end up paying far more than I want in order to finish my return. I admit that their interface is superior to their competitors, but the programs often prompt you to purchase a more expensive version in order to finish your return.

The product I am reviewing today offers so little that it should be a free product. And it pretty much is if you go to https://shop.turbotax.intuit.com/taxfreedom/turnaway.jsp.

This Simple 1040EZ/Z is so limited that it’s hard to conceive that many people can actually use it. For example, you cannot fill out a Schedule A or use a 1099, You also cannot use it if you have ANY investments, rental income, or business income. It exists so that Intuit can lure you into buying it, start your return, and then get prompted to purchase a much more expensive upgrade. This is their business model. They know that most people will not stop their return, especially since they’ve already paid Intuit.

Intuit has so much contempt for its customers and is so motivated by greed that if they continue on this road they will forever tarnish their brand. It won’t be long before they’ll need an Olivia Pope to come to their rescue.

Chill, Intuit. Offer your products at a reasonable price and quit being so freaking greedy. It’s unseemly.

This is the year I stop using Intuit and their products.