I have filed electronically the last two years. It was an excellant experience. I prefer the home software method, because I have access to all my previous years' tax info, which allows the software to be even more predictive. I also like the fact that the software I used(TurboTax Deluxe) allowed me to enter estimated income, deductions, etc. for the upcoming year, and told me what to fill out on my W-4s to prevent either having a huge return or large payment to make on April 15. Also, TurboTax Deluxe includes free (after rebate) version of the state software, and free e-filing(after rebate). If you have deductions, like mortgage insurance, or charitable deductions, you can even deduct the price of the software itself under the category of tax assistence.
A friend of mine used it and found almost $1000 in refund because of being able to deduct losses on her mutual fund, and for EIC, which she didn't think she qualified for.
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I have filed electronically the last two years. It was an excellant experience. I prefer the home software method, because I have access to all my previous years' tax info, which allows the software to be even more predictive. I also like the fact that the software I used(TurboTax Deluxe) allowed me to enter estimated income, deductions, etc. for the upcoming year, and told me what to fill out on my W-4s to prevent either having a huge return or large payment to make on April 15. Also, TurboTax Deluxe includes free (after rebate) version of the state software, and free e-filing(after rebate). If you have deductions, like mortgage insurance, or charitable deductions, you can even deduct the price of the software itself under the category of tax assistence.
A friend of mine used it and found almost $1000 in refund because of being able to deduct losses on her mutual fund, and for EIC, which she didn't think she qualified for.