Review by R. Eye

UPDATE: I imported data from 2012 TurboTax to 2013 but the software has a GLITCH - it altered the birth date of the primary taxpayer to 01/01/year. When I filed electronically, both federal & state were REJECTED due to the birth date not matching the Social Security database. Users will receive an email with the message Your federal return has been rejected. Here’s the problem with your return:nnF1040-525-01 - You did not enter either a Date of Birth or Date of Death for the Primary Taxpayer.

I was on hold for sixty minutes with TurboTax while I was searching its site for questions and found a bunch of other users with the same problem. While you can check your filing status by bringing up TurboTax and selecting check status, and can change the birth date and then refile, it is a problem that users should be aware of since it is a simple matter to check the birth dates, or any other data that has been imported from last year. I was just so used to not encountering any issues that I failed to even look at the data. Just passing this issue along….

I’ve used TurboTax for years without issue. I tried Tax Cut (I think it was called that) many years ago and quickly returned to TurboTax. The interview style is slightly tedious for me when there are no changes in my return except the amounts, but I truly appreciate it when I do have changes. I like the old TurboTax better where I could just go to a page so easily and type my entry - it seems more difficult to do this now, or maybe my brain is just slower after all these years. I also like the link with It’s Deductible. Highly recommended!