TurboTax Home & Business Federal + E-File + State 2012 for Mac
936688
I love TurboTax because it saves me a ton of money and puts me in control of my taxes.  It is easy to use and a great investment.  I highly recommend it!
283264
First of all, I use a Mac with OSX and this software works great.  It is much improved over previous versions.  I had tried Tax Cut in the past, and support for Mac  was non existant.  I do use Quicken, but choose to enter it in Turbotax manually, as my tax situation is too complicated to do an import.  The flow of the program is excelllent, and explanations are thorough.  It also includes the state program which is also quite useful.  The only complaints that I have are when dealing with Capital Gains, the instructions state it will help calculate the basis for a company spinoff, but on the drop down menu, for Schud D, this is not available.  The basis pro feature is helpful, but it can be complicated to enter in all the data, especially if you are in a dividend reinvestment program, which results in several tax basis lots.  Another issue, was that in the State section, the explanations of AMT adjustments compared to Federal issues, was lacking.  Finally, in the past, a federal e-file was included, but this year it is not.  I filed by paper as I do not consider it cost effective to efile versus only getting my refund 2-3 weeks earlier.
766468
Great software - delivered fast and with no problems. Best price i could find and software works really well for doing your taxes at home on your own time.
1218008
I grew up in a Windows world, and I have a Microsoft software office with 20 employees.  Personally, however, I am a passionate Mac convert.  But, there is some software that isn't available for a Mac.  Quicken for Windows is an entirely different program (and superior) than the Mac version.  TurboTax for Business software only runs under Windows.  When I HAVE to run Windows software on my Mac equipment, Parallels is the solution.  It works perfectly, and allows me to live 90% in my (preferred) Mac world.  When I need to work in a Windows program, it is as easy as opening my Parallels Windows virtual machine.  Awesome - Thanks Parallels!
3014583
TurboTax Deluxe does not work this year.  They removed ability to handle 1099 B income.  Watch out!  They have also raised E file fee for state!
1192605
Seriously, the updates won't install on my Mac (using capitan). Error message and you can't complete your return without the update. I may have to pay for turbotax and scrap this nonsense. Incredibly disappointed in this year's software.
858883
I used TurboTax Deluxe 2013 to calculate my anticipated tax burden and potential refund the day after receiving my last paycheck of 2013 (of course I will re-evaluate it once we get our actual W2s). If you filed last year with TurboTax 2012, yes, it is basically the exact same program. But the behind-the-scenes stuff gets updated with new forms and tax laws, etc. I'm sure all of that costs plenty to keep up with, justifying having to re-buy what seems like the same program every year. Though it does beg the question, could we maybe just buy a single TurboTax and pay each year just for the updates and to e-file, instead of re-buying nearly identical software, and a new box and disc and updated marketing, etc. But I digress.

I file Married Filing Jointly and have a pretty simple tax situation (wife and I each have one job, no kids, standard deduction). And for this purpose it was EXTREMELY easy and simple to file. I've used TurboTax since 2011, and I really like how it imports the previous year and unless anything major has changed, you basically just swap some numbers around and you are DONE! I probably spent less than 10 minutes importing my 2012 return and updating it for 2013. Since I've used TurboTax for the last 3 years, it also shows you a tax history with your history of income and taxes. It's kind of fun to see a trendline over the years, especially if it is (hopefully) in the upward direction.

What I also like, is switching back and forth between the "hold my hand' version of the software and the raw tax forms. Some of the questions and situations TurboTax asks me about, I am curious what actual tax basis there is to the question. So after I fill it out, I switch to the forms and see exactly which fields on which forms are being populated based on my answers. It can help you understand tax filing much better to actually look at all the forms being submitted rather than relying solely on the user-friendly walkthrough version. But if that stuff doesn't interest you, it seems accurate and reliable enough to not really need to fret too much over it either.

Make sure you look at the difference between the TurboTax versions (Basic, Deluxe, Premier, Home & Business) so you don't leave tax deductions/credits on the table. Deluxe was what I needed, but depending on your situation it may benefit you to pay a little extra for the pricier ones. If you have a pretty simple tax situation and could file a 1040EZ, the cheapest basic one could be all you need. If you are self-employed, own a business, trade stocks, I would look into the Premier or Home & Business options.

If you are new to TurboTax and will not have anything to import from last year, it takes a little longer, but it is still pretty quick to enter everything in. I could maybe do mine from scratch in 20 minutes. Granted, many people have all kinds of deductions and credits or self-employment details (or if you bought/sold real estate or stocks etc.) that could drastically lengthen the time it takes to go through the process. But all I know, is for me personally, this product is simple, thorough, and exactly what I needed. I fully intend to purchase TurboTax again next tax year.

FYI: The IRS will not process returns in 2014 for tax year 2013 until after January 31st, so don't feel too rushed to buy this and file immediately, as you will still need to wait until *at least* February for any possible refund.
880625
I have been satisfied by turbotax for many years.  No complaints.  I use this for partnership return, it generates the k1 forms, and pdf files for records as well as e filing.  It does not include the state program, has to be bought separately.  only works on windows, not mac computers.
3479307
I purchased the 2014 from Amazon as well and saved all of the forms in PDF.  When I tried to import the file for 1120S to do in 2015, Turbo Tax would only accept .tax2014 files.  Fine, since I know Turbo Tax has saves all of our forms...(which is why I use them) except that for that one. I was able to get them on the phone and they said more or less, "ooops we have no idea what happened to that one...."YES, you heard that right, every single thing we ever filed since 2006 EXCEPT for the one I need .I HATE YOU TURBO TAX
4295520
Not only the 2011 version (for filing in 2012) of TurboTax Home & Business forced me to upgrade my nimble and trustworthy Windows XP SP2 to SP3, it took extremely long time to install, while bringing the CPU to 100% utilization on a Quad-Core machine!

In addition, it required being connected to the Internet, in order to install .NET 4.

So bloated, so sluggish, so many dependencies... Is this the best that a rich and successful company like Intuit can deliver?
2183641
This software is totally dysfunctional  on my Mac 10.9.5.  I've had two accountants try to make it work to no avail.  You can't print 1099 forms because it will not allow you to move from step 4 to step 5 on the Wizard.  Trying to input deposits is likewise dysfunctional because the suggested accounts from which the money is coming is not accepted on the bank balance sheet.  If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.  I'm stuck with a $181 lemon.
2432046
I used H&R Block software this year and last year to file both federal and state taxes. I thought Taxcut software from last year was easier to understand and use, but this years "at Home Deluxe" software gets the job done. No real complaints.
1023773
I have used Turbo Tax since it first came out so I have many years experience with it. This year the program for Mac OS X El Capitan is buggy.
Some issues are:
You are entering information on a line on a form and when you hit the return key it jumps out of the form.
You get a drop down box to choose a code and hit enter and nothing happens. You have to play around to finally get it to accept a code.
Most frustrating - information disappears from a form that was previously entered and you do not find out until the Review process.
The State Review goes into and endless loop not allowing you to move on to file  - you just have to ignore it and hope the review is OK and choose File manually.
It seems like Apple released the OS X El Capitan update in October and TurboTax has not had the time to make all the parts of it's program work properly with it.

So, you will get through your return but be careful and review it yourself before filing.
1177105
I've been using for years and still staying with it BUT I want to make any users who work in one state and live in a different one that you will need to buy a second state module from H&R Block. This will cost you an additional $34.95 PLUS TAX. There is NO DISCOUNT. Turbo tax charges the same. They have been increasing the price for the second state module each year and it now costs the same (or more - since it is not discounted) than the Federal + State software.
Just be prepared.

I hope you found this comment both informative and helpful.

Steve Ramm
"Anything Phonographic"
40823
I downloaded to my PC, but it wouldn't extract the files and execute.  I'm using Windows 8, so the version I got might not be compatible.  I had to spend hours 'chatting' with TurboTax customer service to get the correct version downloaded from them.  Once I did, it works perfectly.
1358755
My wife and I have used TurboTax for several years. It has been mostly trouble-free and has become easier to use with time.

This year, my wife entered her data on her Macintosh and saved the encrypted file. I opened the encrypted file on my Macintosh, added my data and saved it with a new file name (unencrypted). Subsequent attempts to open the file using either Macintosh generates the "The document has the wrong tax year or other issue preventing us from opening it" (Mac) error. The original file will not open either and generates the same message. Attempts to open the file logged in as an administrator failed in the same manner. Other suggestions I found on the web did not help, e.g., [...]-after-installing-an-update-for-turbotax-2015-i-cannot-open-my-return-i-get-the-document-has-the-wrong-tax-year-or-some-other-issue-that-prevents-us-from-opening-it Permissions look fine. I can open the file in Terminal, but it seems to be binary. I find no evidence that TurboTax IT people have tried to fix the problem. The TurboTax FAQ is unhelpful and requires the user log in to rate it. So I'm commenting here. A similar problem was reported for TurboTax 2014 also. [...]-the-document-14-tax2014-has-the-wrong-tax-year-or-some-other-issue-that-prevents-us-from-opening-it-please-make-sure-you-have-the-right-file-and-try-again  That suggests that it is persistent.

Be warned: TurboTax rewrites the file you open without prompting you. This is bad, in my opinion, but the Apple spreadsheet "Numbers" does much the same. The only way to not lose your work is to make frequent copies in Finder and to back up your files. We have lost several hours of data entry. Otherwise, the software is useful and reliable.
1529467
My wife and I continue to use this software each year.  The on-screen instructions take your quickly and clearly through the process of doing your federal income taxes.  We also use the state option which works equally as well.  Will continue to use this product in future years.