forums.turbotax.com— Beginning last night and stretching into this evening it is nigh impossible to e-file your taxes using TurboTax 2006. Here are some posting by some irate consumers -- including myself.
Apr 18, 2007View in Crawl 4
Screw Turbo Tax. Give Tax Act a try. It's only $16 and has many more features than the $40 Turbo Tax. In fact it has most of the features of the $100 version. The drawback is that it doesn't integrate with Quicken, but I don't use that anyway.
I filed with TurboTax last week and my Federal return was almost immediately accepted. My state return, however, is still up in the air.Btw, if you overpay your taxes during the year, you are basically giving the government an interest free loan.
I'm a 1099'er... I setup a "tax savings account" (just a regular savings account for the sole purpose of saving tax money) that I put 20% of every check into as soon as I deposit the money. It hurts at first to see that money come off the top, but after a while you get used to the adjusted level of income. Then at tax time, you've got all the money you need to pay your taxes (and maybe a little left over, if you've got dependents). It just takes some self-control and planning, two virtues that seem to be severely lacking in America's "me first" society.
The only problem with TurboTax is they update their software until about two weeks before the deadline. I had my taxes done in TurboTax but waited until a week ago to print and file them (by mail, screw the e-file charge) because every time I ran TT it would download updates, and not just to obscure tax forms, but it would update the 1040 and other major forms. I don't want to send in my taxes with a jacked up form because of TT, so I waited a bit, albeit not as long as most of these people. I have been doing TT for years, but its looking like it might be time for a change to some of the other programs on the market...
It would also have an added benefit of forcing criminals who would normally completely evade paying taxes to pay taxes on the luxury items they often enjoy. Additionally, illegal immigrants would contribute to the tax base, since they would be unable to file for tax exemption based on a minimum income (if I understand that part correctly). Frankly, I think a consumption tax would lower the overall tax burden for middle-income families and simplify government in a way not seen for decades.
So you can't file electronically, what's preventing you from printing it out and putting a stamp on an envelope? You may not get your return as soon, but you're going to get it filed on time. I filed a couple weeks ago, but then again, I just needed to set aside about an 1 1/2 hrs to do it through TurboTax. But it's not like my taxes are that complicated to do in the first place-just laziness kept me from doing them sooner.
gomezfreakApr 18, 2007
Screw Turbo Tax. Give Tax Act a try. It's only $16 and has many more features than the $40 Turbo Tax. In fact it has most of the features of the $100 version. The drawback is that it doesn't integrate with Quicken, but I don't use that anyway.
fuzzboxerApr 18, 2007
I filed with TurboTax last week and my Federal return was almost immediately accepted. My state return, however, is still up in the air.Btw, if you overpay your taxes during the year, you are basically giving the government an interest free loan.
msturgillApr 18, 2007
Use TaxCut.
jhuebelApr 18, 2007
I'm a 1099'er... I setup a "tax savings account" (just a regular savings account for the sole purpose of saving tax money) that I put 20% of every check into as soon as I deposit the money. It hurts at first to see that money come off the top, but after a while you get used to the adjusted level of income. Then at tax time, you've got all the money you need to pay your taxes (and maybe a little left over, if you've got dependents). It just takes some self-control and planning, two virtues that seem to be severely lacking in America's "me first" society.
pianomansamApr 18, 2007
I guess you just joined the long list of procrastinators and got powned.
jpopApr 18, 2007
I haven't used TurboTax since their DRM fiasco a few years ago. These sort of things aren't exactly encouraging me to go back... lol...
nick0909Apr 18, 2007
The only problem with TurboTax is they update their software until about two weeks before the deadline. I had my taxes done in TurboTax but waited until a week ago to print and file them (by mail, screw the e-file charge) because every time I ran TT it would download updates, and not just to obscure tax forms, but it would update the 1040 and other major forms. I don't want to send in my taxes with a jacked up form because of TT, so I waited a bit, albeit not as long as most of these people. I have been doing TT for years, but its looking like it might be time for a change to some of the other programs on the market...
zioxideApr 18, 2007
You have 3 and a half months to file you wait until after the deadline, then bitch that it doesn't work.MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE FILED ON TIME.
jhuebelApr 18, 2007
It would also have an added benefit of forcing criminals who would normally completely evade paying taxes to pay taxes on the luxury items they often enjoy. Additionally, illegal immigrants would contribute to the tax base, since they would be unable to file for tax exemption based on a minimum income (if I understand that part correctly). Frankly, I think a consumption tax would lower the overall tax burden for middle-income families and simplify government in a way not seen for decades.
myrddin97Apr 18, 2007
So you can't file electronically, what's preventing you from printing it out and putting a stamp on an envelope? You may not get your return as soon, but you're going to get it filed on time. I filed a couple weeks ago, but then again, I just needed to set aside about an 1 1/2 hrs to do it through TurboTax. But it's not like my taxes are that complicated to do in the first place-just laziness kept me from doing them sooner.