Importing from H&amp;R Block At Home: Does anyone know if TurboTax imports my previous tax year data from H&amp;R Block AH all nice, and smooth and easy?
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It doesn't work for me - it has a cryptic error indicating the file can't be read
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Turbo Tax is really easy to ask questions of this year, just type in the help. It's 5 actually.
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It depends on how quickly you would like to get started. I downloaded TurboTax and able to recover it if needed.
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Turbotax won't import Moneydance data. Moneydance will export QIF and tab delimited but those won't go into Turbotax. I also use Turbotax. I just enter in the data manually. Years ago, I used quicken and did the import thing. I then had to double check and fix up. I think the manual method is actually faster and more reliable at the end of the day. Every year, I tell myself I'm going to try one of the other tax programs but then time runs short and I fall back on Turbotax. Maybe this year.
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No. But you can download it for iPad from the Apple App Store. Or you can do it online via the web. Copy this link into address bar: https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/ipad.jsp Better hurry. : )
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John, Thanks for you post. It confirms that I am not alone in my frustration about tax prep software ( TurboTax, TuxCut at al) not offering an oprion to automatically analyse joint vs. separately. They all claiming to minimize the taxes, but fall short on this step.
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Yes. I have a that macbook too. I have purchases turbo tax twice. It keeps a file on the computer for the next years taxes making updating previous years tax information unnecessary.
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As an S-Corp with only myself, I do need to run a payroll but also find the subscription costs out of line with my need. As such, I continue to use QB4.0 for the Mac - which has and continues to run payroll with no additional costs since 1997. Although the tax table service is discontinued, I do update the tables manually to maintain current tax percentages. The 940 and 941 forms are now out of date, but the information is still correct. I transfer the numbers to the new forms manually. W2's and W3's I do online with SSA. Only runs in classic though. Hasn't been a problem until OSX 10.5. Now I'm researching options. Note: I have bought all QB upgrades through current versions for both the PC and the MAC. I have reverted back to QB4 Mac however every time because the payroll options there were just great for my needs - and have been stripped from all subsequent versions of QB since regardless of platform. Too Bad!
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IRS Form 8606 is included in the forms provided with the 2012 Deluxe + State + E-file version of "H&R; Block At Home." Instructions are provided as well although, not having a neeed for the form, I can't speak to its ease of use or utility.
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I have used Turbotax since the 1980's and yes, if you enter the information on your interest and dividends, etc. in Schedule B and your income and expenses in Schedule C it makes the calculations. You can then import the basic information from the previous year into the current year to help speed you through the process in doing your current tax return.
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You probably are at the right place to purchase a download of the tax program. This can be frustrating because you will get a link to click on that will start the download to your computer. Then you will have to select "Save" or "Run" (or you can do both). The program is saved to your download folder. You will need to click on "Run" to begin the installation program. When it is installed, you will need to open the program which will give you an opportunity to update the program (it will not run without updates of the federal program). It will probably take you a half-an-hour to do this. If you are not familiar with downloading and installing programs, I suggest you either get someone to do this for you, or go to Staples, Wal-Mart or Sam's Club and buy a disc and install it yourself. You can do it, just don't be disturbed by the possibility that you might mess up something. That is pretty hard to do, and you can probably download again if somehow the download is interrupted. You know, if you have a simple tax return, I would be inclined to use one of the online free tax programs. Even H&R Block has one you can use online. If this is your first return, then that might meet your needs. I stay mad at H&R because they do not offer returning customers their best price, but make you hunt on the internet, watch for sales or deal with rebates. Not the way I would treat my customers.
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Not sure. The has now split into four smaller screens so my accountant can now not see any of her work. No response from Amazon.....
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I was wondering the same thing. Would like to get started on our taxes and have used this product for several years. I have the disk from H & R Block but it's 44.95 through the CD.
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Amazon allows you to re-download the software in the future. By the way, TurboTax also allows you to print your return as a PDF so you won't have to re-print your return in the future.
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You can enter rental income. Within the income page is a line as I recall for rental income. In any case, rental income is ordinary income and there are ways to enter depreciation if needed. I used Turbo Tax Basic when I ran my one person IT business and it accommodated everything I needed, including depreciation. Prior to IT, I worked in a "tax oriented" or "tax avoidance" environment and am familiar with various income tax strategies and I believe that TurboTax is a full blown tax app. The higher priced versions add help, but are unnecessary if you pay attention to the income categories on the "wages & income" page.
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I previously had to do an amended return with Turbo Tax and since I keep all of my disc's, I did not have a problem. You may have to input all of the original data into the 2013 version and click on amended return. Good Luck
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I think it depends on who issues your 1099 for int div b & r. I know Morgan Stanley has said it could import information directly to H & R Block at Home.