Review by Richard E. J. Burke

Our government is pretty intimidating and especially with the personal income tax system. Rather than hours of trying to figure out government instructions with their tax forms, I use TurboTax, and their e-filing for both FED and State, and their audit insurance program. I once worked my way through an IRS audit just after I liquidated a small business at a great loss. The IRS agent came to my home and offered her my PC which had Quicken and QuickBooks and she worked on it for a few days. Then I moved to California and continued with the IRS through ten rounds of mail and response. The IRS found my books clear and well-supported, but the time spent was considerable, and the tummy acid on my side even more so. So I pay for Turbotax plus add-ons. What we really need is a serious tax reform where filing is on one sheet of paper.