Tax time is upon us again, and for most of us, that means deciding just where to go to get those taxes done. Obviously, the choices are all around us, and everyone knows the names of the stores that will do it all for you. They will also take a nice chunk of money from you for this service, after doing very little more for you than you can do for yourself. What I’ve seen is that most people are afraid of doing their own taxes because they think it will be far too difficult. By using Turbo Tax online, this couldn’t be any further from the truth.

Turbo Tax allows the average person to do their own taxes through the online software. The entire process will normally take about 45 minutes, and won’t be near as painful as most think. The key is the ability of the software to walk users through the process from start to finish, including verifying deductions and searching for extra deductions that most of us would otherwise miss. The software makes it very easy to get from W2 to a finished tax form in no time at all.

Turbo Tax also has some nice built in features that will take a look at the basic deductions, compare them with your itemized deductions, and tell you which option will be best for you. Really, the software does all the heavy lifting when it comes to doing the taxes, all you have to do is plug in a few numbers and let it handle the rest. While this is a touch more work than the store based tax services, it also takes up less of your time in the long run.

The real benefit of using Turbo Tax is seen at the end of the process, however, when the bill comes around. With the basic service, Turbo Tax costs a very affordable $14.95. Compare this with the hundreds that the store based options generally charge, and the answer becomes very clear. Turbo Tax is easy, it’s fast, and it’s affordable. Why would anyone choose any other option?

my parents do their own taxes is that better?

my dad turbotax'd my w-2 for me last year and i did it on turbotax this year... i thought it was really easy and simplified the whole process and not to mention it was cheeper than having a company do it for me.