| | |  | Home Business Electronics | Home » » 2006 TurboTax Home and Business Federal Win/Mac [OLDER VERSION] | | | | | | | Description: | | TurboTax Home & Business 2006 gives you the guidance you need to simplify your Schedule C and maximize your tax savings. Includes everything you need for your self-employment and personal income taxes. Expanded interview guides you step-by-step through Schedule C, categorizing business expenses, home office deductions, depreciation and more. Includes official IRS business publications and expert video tax advice Audit alerts for business -- flag deductions and tax situations that may trigger an IRS audit Expanded interview guides you step-by-step through Schedule C, categorizing business expenses, home office deductions, depreciation and more Deduction Maximizer shows you how to qualify for over 350 deductions, from mortgage interest, to child-care expenses and more -- so there are no lost opportunities TurboTax transfers and lets you edit information from your last year's TurboTax return so you don't have to enter it again | | | Features: | |
• Tax preparation software guides you through your return step-by-step for a fast and accurate refund
• Includes everything you need for your self-employment and personal income taxes
• Helps you complete Schedule C Forms, categorize business expenses, and calculate home office deductions, depreciation and more
• Additional expense deduction examples shows you even more ways to maximize your deductions; included Depreciation Expert for Business automatically determines the most advantageous depreciation method
• Includes a business tax library with official IRS publications and expert video tax advice, and a tax guide specially designed for small businesses
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 7.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 16 reviews |
| | | System Requirements: | | | Platform:
| Windows Vista / Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Mac OS X | | Media:
| CD-ROM | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
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8 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Terrific product, great value, time saverJan 15, 2007
By Larry
"Fellow Traveler"
I've used TurboTax (or MacInTax in the early days) for over 15 years to do my taxes. Most of those years included some form of business income, requiring a Schedule C to be filed. TurboTax Home and Business is a terrific product, taking you from gathering documents, to educating you about the tax code and recent changes, to data entry, to electronic filing. It's the whole package.
One year, we used an accountant to prepare our taxes, because of a particularly unusual income situation with complicated tax implications. In the amount of time that it took me to write down by hand all the information requested on the accountant's form, I could have typed everything into TurboTax and had my taxes filed. Plus, TurboTax is less than the $250 average tax preparation bill. And that year I really missed the tax education I usually get by going step-by-step through TurboTax, giving me tax saving strategies for the following year.
Faster. Cheaper. Plus tax strategy education. That's why I'm using TurboTax again this year.
P.S. There's no income tax for my state, so getting the Federal Only version is saving me $10. Thank you, Intuit, for splitting that apart and giving me the option.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Great Buy for Small Business OwnersJan 18, 2007
By San Antonio
I've used TurboTax for 3 years now! And again this year the software is the easiest way ever to do your taxes. Now I don't dread waiting till the last minute. I love to see the "Federal Tax Due" box get smaller and smaller. It is easy to download - no problems like some software. If you have the time to work on your own taxes then I suggest this program. Need help with a question - you can use the help box, get live help...
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Upgrade problems for Macintosh users.Apr 03, 2007
By Sophist
This is a product that is dependent on constant upgrades because the most current version of the 2006 tax forms are often not available when it first comes out. That is the nature of the product.
However, for the third year in a row, many Macintosh users have run into problems with their automated online form upgrade process. If the automated upgrade process does not work, you can do the upgrade manually, but that is a somewhat complex process. Alternatively, you can order a snail mail version of the upgraded program, if you can ever get through to the phone number you have to call. They always seem to be encountering a large volume of calls no matter what time you call.
Its a great product once you get it upgraded to contain the most recent version of the forms. I wonder if the automated upgrade process works for Windows users? At any rate, until they fix the automated upgrade process, an important part of the software, I have to rate it as low as possible.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Buyer bewareMar 04, 2007
By R. Rhodes
Having used Turbo Tax since 1990 I feel that I am qualified to comment on it.
I have also used Quicken, Quicken Deluxe, Quicken Home & Business, QuickBooks Pro 2003 & QuickBooks Premier Contractors Edition. The Turbo Tax product seems to get more user UN-FRIENDLY each year. The navigation features do not allow as much mobility thru the program as they did in the late nineties and early 2000's. Like I said I WAS using QuickBooks Pro 2003 until tax time last year. I purchased Turbo Tax Home & Business like I had for the past 4 years, and really got a shock when I found out that it would not import my data from QuickBooks Pro 2003. Three year old software that was not compatible with Turbo Tax in 2006(actually 2005 tax year). I ended up purchasing QuickBooks Premier Contractors Edition 2006
($280+) in order to upgrade just to get my taxes done. Intuit in my opinion is a perfect example of major corporate greed. I am done with them and will purchase TaxCut this year.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
junkFeb 04, 2007
By Mad Hatter
Mutual fund basis calculations are broken, updates fail on the mac. Not to mention no state in this edition. It's absurd how many different versions of TurboTax there are this year. It almost takes longer to try to figure out which one to buy than it does to do your taxes. I'm done with TurboTax, switching to TaxCut
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