Some people just pay a professional to do their taxes.
So, Consumer Reporter Marlo Brawer puts some popular tax softwares to the test. We asked one Oklahoma resident who has never filed his own electronic return to test two popular tax softwares. He also did his taxes manually with an instruction book. Before he could even start, he had to update the software by downloading any tax law changes. Then the program asks a series of questions leading to the correct tax forms and schedules.