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#4401013 - 01/20/18 12:50 AM Turbo Tax  
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Turbo Tax Premier (includes state) at Best Buy here ..... $79.00

Turbo Tax Premier (includes state) at Amazon ...... $55.00 (free shipping)

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#4401014 - 01/20/18 12:52 AM Re: Turbo Tax [Re: Haggart]  
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I buy mine from Amazon every year.


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#4401015 - 01/20/18 12:55 AM Re: Turbo Tax [Re: Haggart]  
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still can't believe there's that much of difference .... good grief Best Buy !


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#4401017 - 01/20/18 01:09 AM Re: Turbo Tax [Re: Haggart]  
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Originally Posted by Haggart
still can't believe there's that much of difference .... good grief Best Buy !


I guess that BB has to pay the rent on that store.


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#4401035 - 01/20/18 06:01 AM Re: Turbo Tax [Re: Haggart]  
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try costco.


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#4401043 - 01/20/18 01:23 PM Re: Turbo Tax [Re: Haggart]  
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#4401044 - 01/20/18 01:24 PM Re: Turbo Tax [Re: Haggart]  
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Last year I used turbo tax's web based program, and it just deducted the cost out of my return. No need to buy ahead of time.


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#4401046 - 01/20/18 01:51 PM Re: Turbo Tax [Re: Haggart]  
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I've been using a web based tax program called TaxAct for 5 or 6 years now. Nothing to download and no software on my system other than a PDF file of my final return each year. It was really cheap when I started out--maybe $25 total for federal and state plus e-filing of both. It's gone up to around $50 now, but then if I sign up to take it by November of the previous year they give me a 30% discount, so it comes out around $35. It's still cheaper than Turbo. Hell, even H.R. Block's program is cheaper than Turbo.

https://www.taxact.com/?sc=17042648....ds&dclid=CP_8ubPi5tgCFQw8TwodOo8L2Q

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#4401049 - 01/20/18 02:35 PM Re: Turbo Tax [Re: cichlidfan]  
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Originally Posted by cichlidfan
Originally Posted by Haggart
still can't believe there's that much of difference .... good grief Best Buy !


I guess that BB has to pay the rent on that store.


It’s no mystery why e-commerce is wiping the floor with brick and mortar retailers.


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#4401069 - 01/20/18 04:35 PM Re: Turbo Tax [Re: Haggart]  
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Amazon has advantages, but not always. For example, wife wants this book..
The Science of Cooking: Every Question Answered to Perfect Your Cooking (Hardcover – September 19, 2017)

When you click on the reasonably priced Amazon link of $30.00 you get:
"Temporarily out of stock."

Barnes & Noble in Baton Rouge has the book in stock for the same price. So we're off in a few minutes to do some outdoor mall shopping (including B&N, enjoying while it still exists), if just to get out of the house (going stir crazy after all the cold) and get in some walking exercise.



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#4401072 - 01/20/18 06:01 PM Re: Turbo Tax [Re: Haggart]  
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Web based tax filing ..... how safe are those ?

a quick google ....

“Using tax preparation software (that you install on your computer) can be safer than online tax preparation. With software, a taxpayer is not putting their personal information on a company’s server, but maintains control of their own data. This can eliminate the risks associated with a data breach at the tax preparation company.”


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#4401094 - 01/20/18 08:22 PM Re: Turbo Tax [Re: Haggart]  
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Originally Posted by Haggart
“Using tax preparation software (that you install on your computer) can be safer than online tax preparation. With software, a taxpayer is not putting their personal information on a company’s server, but maintains control of their own data. This can eliminate the risks associated with a data breach at the tax preparation company.”


I am not an especially paranoid person but I wouldn't do my taxes online even if they paid my tax burden.


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#4401197 - 01/21/18 02:46 PM Re: Turbo Tax [Re: MarkG]  
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I thought about this thread when I was in Costco yesterday...

[Linked Image]

Costco was packed (no surprise), but then so was Barnes & Noble (very surprised). Every place we went to yesterday (Sur La Table, various clothing stores) was either packed or at least had enough customers wandering about that you'd think the business is probably doing at least ok. So I don't see the demise of brick and mortars just yet. I also believe that as long as people just *want* to get out and shop, they'll be around.

A follow-up to my above post about buying a book at Barnes & Noble vs. Amazon, is that you know the condition of your purchase...

[Linked Image]

Sometimes shipped items get a little beat up, if just enough that it's not worth sending back.

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The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in
Gives way and suddenly it’s day again
The sun is in the east
Even though the day is done
Two suns in the sunset, hmph
Could be the human race is run
#4401356 - 01/22/18 12:34 PM Re: Turbo Tax [Re: MarkG]  
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Originally Posted by MarkG

. So I don't see the demise of brick and mortars just yet. I also believe that as long as people just *want* to get out and shop, they'll be around.

.


No one is saying that the brick&mortar retailers will be going away entirely. What will happen though is that we will end up with a handful of dominant players and the rest will be gone. So no, physical stores will not go extinct but there will be a very large reduction in the overall footprint.


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