TurboTax Federal Basic 2006 Win/Mac [OLDER VERSION]

Platform: Windows Vista, Mac OS X, Windows XP, Windows 2000

Intuit, Inc., 2006, CD-ROM

Main Features

Tax preparation software guides you through your return step-by-step for a fast and accurate refund
Electronically retrieves W-2 wage, 1098 mortgage interest, and 1099 investment data for hundreds of participating employers, mortgage companies, and financial institutions
Enters data on the correct forms, eliminating manual data entry errors
Features summary pages at the end of each section for easy editing of data you've already entered; prior year data import option transfers and lets you edit information from your last year's TurboTax return so you don't have to enter it again
Refund monitor constantly displays and updates your refund or tax due as you complete your return; one click gives you late-breaking IRS and state forms without interruption

Product Description

Compatible with both Windows and Macintosh operating systems, TurboTax Federal Basic 2006 guides you through your return step-by-step so you can quickly file your taxes and receive an even faster refund. This program asks easy-to-understand questions in plain English and then puts your answers onto IRS-approved forms. To ensure complete accuracy, it then double-checks your return for errors and even flags potential audit risks.

Compare TurboTax Federal Basic 2006 to other TurboTax versions.

Minimize Audit Risk
Federal Basic 2006 makes it a snap to file your taxes by electronically retrieving W-2 wage, 1098 mortgage interest, and 1099 investment data for hundreds of participating employers, mortgage companies, and financial institutions. It also enters data on the correct forms, eliminating manual data entry errors. This software then compares your deductions to national averages, so you can quickly see if your deductions fall outside the norm and might trigger an audit.

Time-Saving Options
To help save you time, Federal Basic 2006 features summary pages at the end of each section so you can easily find and edit data you've already entered. Quickly jump to sections of your return using a clickable tax topic list and take advantage of the prior year data import option which transfers and lets you edit information from your last year's TurboTax return so you don't have to enter it again. For added convenience, you can also import data from Quicken, QuickBooks and Microsoft Money.

To keep you on track, the refund monitor constantly displays and updates your refund or tax due as you complete your return. In addition, one click gives you late-breaking IRS and state forms without interruption so you can rest assured that you're not missing out on any important changes that could affect your return. And because you can work on your return while you update the software, multi-tasking is a breeze. This software also eliminates the need to guess or estimate your return by tracking how much you've saved in deduction and showing you the impact on your refund or bottom line.

Fastest Refund Possible
Federal Basic 2006 delivers the fastest refund possible, so you can spend less time doing your taxes and more time enjoying your return. In fact, if you E-file your return, you can have your refund in as little as 10 days — and even faster with direct deposit. You'll also receive an IRS receipt confirming your return has been officially filed.

No-Risk Guarantee
There's absolutely no risk involved in using Federal Basic 2006. TurboTax guarantees you'll get the maximum refund you're entitled to with this software than with any other tax preparation method or they'll refund you every penny of your purchase price.

Product Details

Title: TurboTax Federal Basic 2006 Win/Mac [OLDER VERSION]
Sales Rank: 2891 in Software
Publisher: Intuit, Inc.
Platform: Windows Vista, Mac OS X, Windows XP, Windows 2000, CD-ROM
Package Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.4 inches, 0.1 pounds

Customer Reviews

This was the end of the road (bad)...: I have been using TurboTax for many years, and each year their product gets more invasive, less functional, and much harder to install. This year it finally reached the point of being negative utility (i.e., worth far less than the hassle).
I am a little suspicious of any program that requires administrator access to run, but that's… More reviews

Did the job: Still a slightly clunky interface - feels very Microsoft/Wintel - even on a Mac, but it works.
Better than the onlin "free" version and more secure (who do you really want storing your tax data? Them or you?) Better than the other offerings out there last I tried them.
Having said that, it's also much better than… More reviews

Best--and only?-- MAC Tax Software: For the past two tax seasons I've used this software, and never has doing this terrible chore been simpler. Other types I've used for Mac had all sorts of glitches--information was lost and I'd have to type it in again over and over; it kept telling me I had to fix errors before my return could be sent, and it was… More reviews

TurboTax botches e-file - AGAIN.: TurboTax has really gone downhill. After using it for years, it is now riddled with attempts to get you to pay more for add-ons, charges rediculous amounts if you have questions or problems.
And then...
I spent two days trying to e-file, always getting a Server busy message from Intuit. This is AFTER they got my credit card number… More reviews

TurboTax for 2006 returns: Same as last year:
It gets the job done. It is fairly intuitive after one gets used to it.… More reviews