Review by Old DOS user

I have completed my 08 tax returns for Federal and State, but have not submitted them yet due to the possibility there will be tax relief passed by the Congress. Tax Cut itself indicates more updates are due. The program offers to update itself every time it is opened, and it will keep you informed when updates are planned so you won’t submit an erroneous return. I made that mistake several years ago with Turbo Tax not knowing if an update was planned. Turbo Tax may have a notification process by now, I haven’t tried them since. The two programs work essentially the same using an interview process, or you can go directly to the forms if you are competent. There is one important difference. Tax Cut costs less. I have used tax software every year since Parson’s came out with the first package for Dos long ago. The alternative is buy a thick tax book every year and study it thoroughly. Then do the forms manually. What are the odds you will miss something important, or make a math error?