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Quicken Online To Be Shut Down Next Year, Accounts Merged With Mint
When news broke back in September that Intuit, the company behind Quicken, was buying personal finance website Mint, everyone wondered how the two services would co-exist. The worst case scenario was that Mint would be absorbed somehow into Intuit's in-house competitor, Quicken Online. Thankfully, it looks like the opposite will happen. More » -
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Turbo Tax Tells You To Print An "Extra Form" But Won't Say Which One
Turbo Tax told reader I'm A Super that he needed to fill out an extra form to complete his state tax return, but wouldn't tell him which form. Just to be safe, I'm A Super re-downloaded Turbo Tax only to get the same error message. When he called Intuit to ask about the mysterious form, he was that it was solely his responsibility to call the State Tax commission and to review his tax forms to make sure nothing was missing. More » -
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Turbotax Robot Is Alive: These Are The End Days
I've joked about the singularity before, but this time it I have documented proof of the robotic uprising. Stare into the face of true evil, and ready your magnetic resonance cannons after the jump. More » -
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Turbotax Online is Down
We have gotten a few emails that inform us that Turbotax's new online application, the suitably named "TurboTax Online", is down. Anyone else having a problem? Let us know in the comments. [Thanks, Numerous Tipsters!] -
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Get One Free Tax Answer
Got a Federal tax question you can't figure out? Input your question at FreeTaxQuestion.com now through Jan 31st and they will call you back within 24 hours with an answer or guidance. Limit one question per person. -
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TurboTax Price Hike Reversed After Online Outcry
Intuit will rescind the controversial new $9.95 fee for each additional printed return, in response to angry customers online who, among other things, slammed TurboTax's Amazon rating to one star. [Press Release] (Thanks Craig!)
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TurboTax Doesn't See Anything Unusual About Your $1,635,335 In Moving Expenses
Reader Elijah is glad he gave his taxes a manual check before sending them off. Despite accidentally inflating his cross-country moving expenses from $1,635 to $1,635,335, TurboTax's audit check said Elijah's return was "green" — meaning that he was at low risk for an audit. Now, Elijah's wondering: If $2,000 error on his tax return wouldn't put him at risk of an audit, what would? More » -
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A roundup of places to find deals on TurboTax products. [ProBargainHunter]
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Turbo Tax Accidentally Donates Your Money To The Oregon State School Fund?
A glitch in tax prep software may have resulted in unexpected generosity toward the Oregon's State School Fund this year. Oregon's state constitution requires that surplus revenue in the state's general fund be refunded to the taxpayers at the end of the year. Now some taxpayers (including reader Erich, who sent this in) didn't get their checks because they say Turbo Tax involuntarily donated the "kicker" to the Oregon State School Fund. Whoops! More » -
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TurboTax Apologizes And Gives Refunds For Filing Slowdown
TurboTax sent an email this morning to customers saying sorry for the big server slowdown on April 17th, and pledging refunds to any one who tried to file that day. More » -
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IRS Won't Penalize Turbo Tax Late Filers
Tax procrastinators can stop biting their cuticles, the IRS says they won't fine anyone who couldn't file due to Turbo Tax server difficulties. More » -
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Interview: Reader Describes Last Night's Turbo Tax Slowdown
We followed up with Derek about his experience with last night's Turbo Tax system slowdown. More » -
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Overwhelmed Turbo Tax Servers Slow To Crawl For E-Filers
Yep, looks like Turbo Taxes servers were totally bunged up last night. Some people were sitting there for hours, waiting for a confirmation after hitting submit. Intuit, makers of Turbo Tax, contacted the IRS but there's been no official word whether people unable to submit their taxes by the midnight deadline will get an extension. Some statement from the IRS should be out today. More » -
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Turbo Tax's Servers Down?
Reader Derek reports he can't e-file taxes because Turbo Tax's servers are down. Not sure if others are experiencing this, but he could still file by printing out his return and rushing to a local post office. There may indeed be one nearby open until midnight. — BEN POPKEN -
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Free No-Frills Tax Prep Software From H&R Block
H&R Block is offering Tax Cut Basic federal tax preparation software to directly compete with TurboTax. It's free, for a price. More » -
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Free Online Turbo Tax for State Farm Customers?
Rumors, rumors, rumors. Reader Kieran writes in with a link to a page on State Farm's site: More »
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