My new go-to over the online-only version.
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2024 | Rating: 5/5 | Best Sellers in Software
i recently put off filing my taxes until the last minute hoping to snag a better deal on turbotax online softwareunfortunately there were no deals to be had i decided to jump on amazon to see if i could find a better optioni came across the downloaded version of turbotax and was astonished at the price difference between the downloaded version and the online version the online version wouldve cost me doublei found this great deal on amazon it is sold by amazon and i didn’t have any delay in accessing my product key software was able to be downloaded with ease right from amazonas others have said you do need an internet connection and a intuitturbotax account switching to the desktop software from the online only version was a breezeonce signed in one click imports everything from the online only version into the desktop version my 2022 returns carried over without issue if you want to switch back to online only next year you simply upload the tax file to the website very easythe software is very robust and many people overpay i cannot stress this enough if you have investments do not overpay for premier deluxe works just fine and all versions have the same formsthe ui of the software is a bit dated and not near as attractive as their onlineonly option however the program is very robust you can have the program walk you thru the entire process just like onlineyou can also pull up the actual forms in real time as you are completing your taxes i loved this option you do not get that ability with the online only versionthey cover everything in simple to understand terminology the program offers plenty of assistance built in to the program as i said the deluxe version worked perfectly and i have investments my opinion is many folks fall for the marketing and pay for what they don’t needthe software was extremely user friendly and was much more indepth than the online only versions the software covers every type of income investment deduction etc i had no issues with errors or glitches i always triple check the math before filing and everything was flawlessif you do purchase the deluxe wstate be aware the state portion included only allows you to print and mail the return they do offer the ability to efile the state return i paid 25 to do sonext year i will certainly be purchasing the downloadable version the program is much more detailed and indepth compared to the online versions plus it is over half the cost it is also great being able to stop and go at your pacedownloading and printing the return for your own records is a breeze you can choose to save just the returns or the returns with all the worksheets i always download both you can print and export it all into a pdf with a single click flawless user experienceif you are a turbotax fan i’d strongly suggest the downloaded version you get much more for the money compared to their online offerings