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Best Tax Programs?

Posted by Cliff on from the a-yearly-question dept.

inf0c0m asks: "Now that tax season is upon us again, what sort of tax programs should I be trying out? I've done the tried and true Quicken before, but I was hoping something Open Source, or something that comes highly recommended from other Slashdot users. I've also done some independent contract work this past year, so something that is more friendly in that sense would be nice. Any recommendations?"

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  1. H&R TaxCut by jsailor · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I can't say it's great, but TaxCut is less oppressive than TurboTax and can (theoretically) import your TurboTax return. You can work through your independent contracting work, apply deductions, and test out multiple scenarios, etc.
    The simple fact is that most people don't really need tax software. It's not that hard to do by hand.

  2. Re:Waste of money unless your taxes are simple by (trb001) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'm actually reading a great book on taxes and tax evasion that discusses the AMT...Perfectly Legal, by David Cay Johnston (ISBN 1591840694). Very interesting reading about it...according to him, by 2010 even blue collar workers stand a pretty good chance of being caught under the the AMT.

    --trb