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From: B on 11 Dec 2009 02:28 On 12/10/2009 1:15 PM, R. C. White wrote: > UPDATE: > > I bought TurboTax 2009 BASIC at Office Depot yesterday for $24.99. ;<) > > Deluxe was available at $49.99, but Basic was there, too, although not > advertised. The main differences between Basic and Deluxe are in > deductions and advice - and one TurboTax State program download, which > we don't need in Texas. > > RC RC, can you elaborate on the difference in handling deductions between the two versions? Like you, I'm in Texas and don't need the state feature. Thanks B
From: Robert Neville on 11 Dec 2009 10:25 B <b(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >RC, can you elaborate on the difference in handling deductions between >the two versions? Like you, I'm in Texas and don't need the state feature. Deluxe comes with access to the web based "It's Deductible". ID is essentially a database of fair market prices for typical donations to Goodwill and the like. It allows you to enter all your donations on a web page and download the details directly in TTax. Useful if you have more than a few donations, but I prefered it when it was a standalone program.
From: R. C. White on 11 Dec 2009 10:32 Hi, B. NO difference in "handling" the deductions. Can you imagine the uproar if TTax handled deductions "wrongly" in Basic!?! I don't have Deluxe to look at, but the differences are shown pretty clearly in a chart on the back of each retail box. (Except that Intuit doesn't like to advertise the availability of Basic and its column might not be shown on the more expensive boxes.) Deluxe has 5 more checkmarks under the heading, "Maximize your deductions". Briefly, they are Deduction Maximizer (helps you remember deductions and credits you might have forgotten or not know about); 1 State product download; their Audit Risk Meter; ItsDeductible (for donated merchandise valuation); and Expert advice. When I told the Basic interview that I might sell some stocks, it tried to up-sell me to Premier, but all that offers is more "guidance", not more input options or different calculations. Home & Business would add some features that would be VERY useful to some taxpayers - including myself "in a prior life", but not in my current situation. But none of these actually change the actual return contents or calculations. All the basic functionality is in Basic. It HAS to be! RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX (Retired. No longer licensed to practice public accounting.) rc(a)grandecom.net Microsoft Windows MVP (Using Quicken Deluxe 2010 and Windows Live Mail in Win7 x64) "B" <b(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:hfssbd$5p3$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > On 12/10/2009 1:15 PM, R. C. White wrote: >> UPDATE: >> >> I bought TurboTax 2009 BASIC at Office Depot yesterday for $24.99. ;<) >> >> Deluxe was available at $49.99, but Basic was there, too, although not >> advertised. The main differences between Basic and Deluxe are in >> deductions and advice - and one TurboTax State program download, which we >> don't need in Texas. >> >> RC > RC, can you elaborate on the difference in handling deductions between the > two versions? Like you, I'm in Texas and don't need the state feature. > > Thanks > B
From: Ken Blake on 11 Dec 2009 15:37 On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:46:24 -0600, "scott s." <75270_3703a(a)csi.xcom> wrote: > "R. C. White" <rc(a)grandecom.net> wrote in > news:IcSdncPDZOwv1bzWnZ2dnUVZ_ridnZ2d(a)posted.grandecom: > > > UPDATE: > > > > I bought TurboTax 2009 BASIC at Office Depot yesterday for $24.99. > > ;<) > > > > Deluxe was available at $49.99, but Basic was there, too, although > > not advertised. The main differences between Basic and Deluxe are > > in deductions and advice - and one TurboTax State program download, > > which we don't need in Texas. > > > > RC > > I get deluxe free from T Rowe Price because I have some accounts there. I have no accounts with them, but I own a couple of their funds. Might that qualify me to get Deluxe free? If so, can you suggest what I should do to get (or inquire about getting) it? -- Ken Blake Please Reply to the Newsgroup
From: B on 11 Dec 2009 23:50
On 12/11/2009 9:25 AM, Robert Neville wrote: > B <b(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > >> RC, can you elaborate on the difference in handling deductions between >> the two versions? Like you, I'm in Texas and don't need the state feature. > > Deluxe comes with access to the web based "It's Deductible". ID is essentially a > database of fair market prices for typical donations to Goodwill and the like. > It allows you to enter all your donations on a web page and download the details > directly in TTax. > > Useful if you have more than a few donations, but I prefered it when it was a > standalone program. Thanks. When we had to pay extra for Its Deductible as a separate program I never used it, although a friend eventually told me he thought it was well worth the money. I've used it since it was integrated into TTAX and for us, with lots of donations to lots of organizations, as well as mileage for volunteering, it is useful. You've helped me figure out what to do. |