H&R Block TaxCut 2008 Premium Federal + State + e-file - Harry Potter 6 Books

Product Description

Prepare next year's federal return quickly and easily. With H&R Block TaxCut Premium Federal + State + E-file, you will get extra assistance and money-saving advice to maximize deductions. Plus, you'll receive additional guidance for complex tax situations. In the event of an audit, receive personal assistance from an IRS-licensed Enrolled Agent with audit representation expertise - not a self-serve Web site or FAQ page.

Error Check - automatically double-checks your return for errors E-file your return, and get your refund in as little to 8-15 days Customized Tax Advice on changing tax situations, including getting married, having a baby and buying a home Schedule C Support - Extra deduction help for the self-employed, including home office, rental property and depreciation assistance Business Expense Assistant - extra guidance to make sure you're claiming all deductible business expense, including advertising costs, meals and travel expenses, and office supplies Investor Guidance - Additional help figuring cost basis for investment income IRS Publications - Quick access to IRS Publications Tax Tip Video - H&R Block pros explain how changing tax laws affect you

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4 in Software
• Brand: H&R Block
• Model: 1336600-08
• Released on: 2008-12-01
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Mac OS X, Windows 2000, Windows XP
• Format: CD-ROM
• Dimensions: 1.50" h x 5.30" w x 7.60" l, .5 pounds

Features

• TaxCut includes up to 5 free federal e-files and H&R Block expertise in every version
• Get extra assistance and money-saving advice to maximize deductions; plus, turn your donations into big tax savings with the included DeductionPro
• Receive live tax advice from an H&R Block tax professional via one-on-one phone or e-mail consultation
• Save time and reduce the chance for error by quickly and easily importing last year's tax and financial data from TaxCut, TurboTax, Quicken, Microsoft Money, and H&R Block DeductionPro software, as applicable
• In the event of an audit, receive personal assistance from an IRS-licensed Enrolled Agent with audit representation expertise--not a self-serve Web site or FAQ page

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Conveniently prepare both your federal and state returns. Federal program and 1 state tax preparation program, plus up to 5 federal e-files--all in 1 place, at 1 price. Worry-free Audit Support included when you e-file.

A simple interview quickly walks you through the return process to automate your return. Click to enlarge.

Get the tax savings you're entitled to, including deductions related to home ownership and education. Click to enlarge.

Additional help figuring cost basis for investment income. Click to enlarge.

Prepare next year's federal and state returns with 1 convenient program.

Our best value! Get our Premium Federal and state tax preparation program, plus up to 5 federal e-files--all in 1 place at 1 price. One Ask a Tax Advisor session is included and get Worry-free Audit Support when you e-file.

With TaxCut Premium Federal + State + E-file, you can:

1. Maximize Deductions: Get extra assistance and money-saving advice to maximize deductions. Plus, turn your donations into big tax savings with the included DeductionPro (a $19.95 value).
   
   
2. Get Comprehensive Assistance: Receive additional guidance for complex tax situations to give you the confidence and assurance that your return is accurate and complete.
   
   
3. Auto Import: Save time and reduce the chance for error by quickly and easily importing last year's tax and financial data from TaxCut, TurboTax, Quicken, MicrosoftMoney, and H&R Block DeductionPro software, as applicable.
   
   
4. Get Real Audit Support from a Real Person--Really: Worry-free Audit Support included when you e-file. In the event of an audit, receive personal assistance from an IRS-licensed Enrolled Agent with audit representation expertise--not a self-serve Web site or FAQ page.

Product Info

Easy Interview
Our simple interview walks you through the process to automate your return.

Seamless Imports
Quickly and easily import last year's tax and financial data from TaxCut, TurboTax, Quicken, Microsoft Money, and H&R Block DeductionPro software, as applicable.

Error Check
Our program automatically double-checks your return for errors.

Get Your Refund Fast
E-file your return, and get your refund in as little to 8 to 15 days.

Customized Tax Advice
Receive situational tax guidance, including marriage, having a baby and home ownership.

Charitable Donation Help
DeductionPro is included at no additional charge to help you get the most out of your charitable donations.

Maximize Itemized Deductions
Don't miss out on common deductions, including those related to home ownership and education.

Schedule C Support
Extra deduction help for the self-employed, including home office, rental property and depreciation assistance.

Business Expense Assistant
Help claiming all deductible business expenses, including advertising costs, meals and travel expenses, and office supplies.

Investor Guidance
Additional help figuring cost basis for investment income.

IRS Publications
Quick access to IRS Publications for further explanation of specific tax situations.

Tax Tip Videos
Real H&R Block pros explain how changing tax laws affect you.

Guarantees

Worry-free Audit Support
You can rest easy knowing H&R Block is there to help in the rare event of an audit. Included when you e-file your federal return with us.

Accurate Calculations Guaranteed
If TaxCut makes a calculation mistake, we'll pay resulting IRS penalties plus interest. See the license agreement for details.

100% Satisfaction Money-Back Guarantee.
If you are dissatisfied with the software for any reason, H&R Block will refund the full license fee you paid H&R Block or its authorized reseller for the software, exclusive of shipping and handling charges, taxes, and less any rebate you receive on the software.

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Customer Reviews

Update issues with Vista for a 2nd year straight
For the second year in a row, TaxCut updates are failing on my Windows Vista machine. I am not the only one to have this problem. Some have blamed Antivirus software:
http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showtopic=60138
But I do not think this is the issue. Last year I had a totally different AV software and I had the same failures.

I have worked out a manual work around, although it is ridiculous. The updater that TaxCut uses seems unable to acquire "create" permissions for its own directories, regardless of the fact that the permissions are set OK. I have verified this by the log files which generate installer error 1321 (The installer has insufficient priveleges...) Apparently, the installer has no problem updating existing files, it just cannot create new ones.

To work around this, do as follows:
- In TaxCut, choose "Update after I close the program".
- Close TaxCut and when Vista UAC asks permission to run the installer, click "Cancel".
- Locate the installer (should be in C:\ProgramData\TaxCut\2008\Update)
- Right click the file and choose "Run as administrator"
- When you encounter the first error, note the filename and location
- Go to the Start Menu and find Notepad. Right-click on the program icon and choose "Run as administrator"
- Put some text in the Notepad file. I put " ".
- Choose "File -> Save As" and save the file with the exact name and path that the installer complained about
- Choose "Retry" or "Continue" in the installer (I can't remember the exact wording)
- Repeat the last two steps for each file that needs to be created. I think there were 10-20 of them.

Eventually, once you have created all the files, the installer will succeed.

It does not matter what text you put in the file as long as you get the filename and path right. TaxCut will overwrite the file anyway.

This is a ridiculous work around, but I already paid for TaxCut and got a good deal on my AV software because of it. If I can make it through this year, I am going back to TaxAct in 2009.

TaxCut Premium Federal + State + E-file - No change in State e-file
I have been using Taxcut for at least 5-6 years now.

My first comment is in response to all the 1-stars on this product - all of which seem to be complaints about the state e-file charge. As I remember, the state e-file has never been included in the price. Federal e-file is always included but I always have to suck it up and pay for state. I suspect the people with these negative reviews have short memories.

I find it useful that information transfers from year to year with minimal changes. The interface is pretty good - not perfect - I find that little changes from year to year, which makes me wonder why I can't pay an upgrade charge rather than buying a new product each year.

Otherwise, no big complaints here - software works for me and is cheaper than going to an accountant. Plus, I can take my time and complete the paperwork over a week-or-so rather than trying to pull everything together at once.

One of these days, I will try an accountant to see if they can find any differences; but, I haven't found the time to try it yet.

Perfect for ex turbotax users
TaxCut is substantially less expensive compared to turbotax; and there are no deceptive practices to deal with such as spyware, "print" charges and new upgrade charges for forms previously included [e.g. TT deluxe does not support Shedule C filers such as 1099 recipients, upgrade to "premier" is required]. TaxCut is a very effective tax preparation software comparable to tt. I give this product a 4 star rating because I prefer the interview questions contained in tt, however, that is the only downside and well worth the satisfaction of firing Intuit for its deceptive practices [again] with turbotax.