In the past, you'd often have to run through a dozen or more screens to get back to where you wanted to be. The IRA planner section is excellent, with a calculator to help you figure whether or not you qualify to convert an existing IRA to a Roth, whether it's a good idea and what the tax implications would be for you. Electronic filing is free via rebate on the deluxe version. Some financial firms, such as mutual fund company Vanguard, have partnered with Intuit to offer WebTurboTax free to online account customers. That's just what it sounds like - an Internet version of TurboTax.
Electronic filing is included.
America Online also hawks 100 free hours of AOL the first seconds into the program. While the interview is faster, the screen is 10 times busier than in the past. There are so many options and places to click on each screen that you can suffer information overload. On one screen, there are 32 areas to search down the left side, nine items down the center, five frequently asked questions on the right side, two smart buttons to go back or continue, a help button across the bottom of the screen and the tax form itself appears at the base of the screen. This program is simplicity itself and a real winner for novice e-filers.