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Alternative to Turbo Tax?

Posted on 1/24/22 at 1:25 pm
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
72980 posts
Posted on 1/24/22 at 1:25 pm
The only convenient thing about it is it loads all our ADP info for us, so I don't have to enter it all.

Other than that, it still take an hour and a half.

Filing jointly, both W2, all in one state, no itemization, standard deduction every year.

And it still takes an hour and half answering all of their stupid little questions and all their kitchy little calculations graphics and the like. "Let's make sure we check this and that and this and that" when at the end of the day, it's always, always the standard deduction, and it will be this year too.

Is there a simpler online way?
Posted by Yukon7
Louisiana
Member since May 2018
618 posts
Posted on 1/24/22 at 2:15 pm to
Credit Karma, if your tax info is straightforward stuff, this is the way to go.
Posted by leftovergumbo
Member since May 2018
542 posts
Posted on 1/24/22 at 2:43 pm to
I switched to freetaxusa a few years ago because I was tired of all the nagging from turbotax. I like it much better. Heard good things about credit karma, but it looks like they are requiring you to download the app this year.

eta: I think I was able to import my turbotax info into it, adding to the convenience factor
This post was edited on 1/24/22 at 2:47 pm
Posted by GeauxD7
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Dec 2009
703 posts
Posted on 1/24/22 at 2:44 pm to
I always use H&R Block online
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
29200 posts
Posted on 1/24/22 at 3:16 pm to
quote:

Credit Karma, if your tax info is straightforward stuff, this is the way to go.


It's no more. It was sold to Cash App.
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
79039 posts
Posted on 1/24/22 at 3:25 pm to
quote:

Filing jointly, both W2, all in one state, no itemization, standard deduction every year.


If it's that simple just fill it out manually.
Posted by TheBoo
South to Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
5372 posts
Posted on 1/24/22 at 3:55 pm to
I've used TaxAct for the last two years and it's been a little more user friendly than turbotax.
Posted by FinleyStreet
Member since Aug 2011
8000 posts
Posted on 1/24/22 at 4:38 pm to
There used to be a box in Turbo Tax that was basically like "want to skip all this bullshite and just do the standard deduction?" But it's been a long time since I've used it. Maybe it's different now. Most of the tax packages are pretty similar.
Posted by lsujro
north of the wall
Member since Jul 2007
4087 posts
Posted on 1/25/22 at 9:30 am to
Freetaxusa is great. I have done mine in less than 30 min most years. you can skip all the itemization stuff if you want.
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
85654 posts
Posted on 1/25/22 at 10:07 am to
ive used freetaxusa for like a decade now.

Turbotax and credit karma are owned by intuit. the quickbooks company.
This post was edited on 1/25/22 at 10:10 am
Posted by Strannix
C.S.A.
Member since Dec 2012
52830 posts
Posted on 1/25/22 at 1:56 pm to
quote:

always use H&R Block online


Second this, switched last tear from TaxAct, used TT before.

H&R best yet.
Posted by monsterballads
Gulf of America
Member since Jun 2013
31148 posts
Posted on 1/25/22 at 3:29 pm to
I really like libertytax
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