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From: B on 11 Dec 2009 23:53 Thanks. I agree about with your assessment. Neville mentioned that another difference is Its Deductible. That has turned out to be very useful for us so I think I know what we'll buy this year. On 12/11/2009 9:32 AM, R. C. White wrote: > 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
From: scott s. on 12 Dec 2009 03:32 Ken Blake <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in news:oab5i5lk81c493oj4khmsviujf4eq7df7h(a)4ax.com: > 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? Owning funds = having accounts. You have to go to the web site and logon to your account to see if they offer it. I think there is a dollar level to qualify though. scott s. ..
From: Margaret on 12 Dec 2009 11:39 On 12/11/2009 11:50 PM, B wrote: > 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. I used "It's Deductible" when it was a standalone program, because I don't use TaxAct instead of TurboTax. Now Intuit has integrated it, so to get final numbers for form 8283, you have to buy TurboTax Deluxe. I'm bummed about that.... Regards, Margaret
From: Andrew on 12 Dec 2009 12:05 Or just use http://www.satruck.com/ValueGuide.aspx from the Salvation Army's online website. At any rate, I am VERY suspicious of these guides. They seem too high to me. I was taught that what one needed to do is to find the LOCAL prices for donated goods in similar condition. If I go into my Goodwill Store (which I do when I bring in the bags of donated articles in GOOD condition or better), I usually jot down the prices on the stacks for the similar items. That's the deduction amount I use. -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Regards - - Andrew
From: Ken Blake on 12 Dec 2009 12:06
On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:32:03 -0600, "scott s." <75270_3703a(a)csi.xcom> wrote: > Ken Blake <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in > news:oab5i5lk81c493oj4khmsviujf4eq7df7h(a)4ax.com: > > > 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? > > Owning funds = having accounts. Unless I am misunderstanding you, or you are misunderstanding me, I don't think so. I own two T Rowe Price funds, but I didn't buy them through T Rowe Price itself. They funds were bought through, and held for me, by Schwab. They are on my Schwab account, not the T Rowe Price account that I don't have. > You have to go to the web site and > logon to your account I went to their web site to look around, but I can't log on to my account, since I don't have an account with them. > to see if they offer it. I think there is a > dollar level to qualify though. I don't know what the minimum dollar amount might be, but my guess is that I would probably qualify. If I've misinterpreted what you've said, please correct me and explain what's wrong. Thanks. -- Ken Blake Please Reply to the Newsgroup |