TurboTax Deluxe Federal + efile 2009

Turbo tax is a real time saver (2010-03-09) : 5/5
Tax regulations seem to change every year. TurboTax keeps up with the changes better than I can. One thing TurboTax does that its competitors do not do as well is to download 1099 data from financial institutions.

Sometimes I think that tax programs such as TurboTax have become too complex by using the question and answer format. But when I go back to the basic IRS forms I quickly find myself willing to proceed with the TurboTax questionaires without knowing the underlying details of the tax code. I fill in the computer forms and transmit them to the IRS electronically.

I can attest to the ease of using TurboTax. I am at the mercy of their beta-testers and the IRS to validate the accuracy.

I intend to use TurboTax again for my 2010 return!
Exactly what it was advertized. (2010-03-09) : 5/5
I've used TurboTax in past years. As always, it makes tax preparation a simple task. Quick and easy! Getting it through Amazon was fast and trouble free. Can't beat the price!
Works. Fewer annoyances than usual. (2010-03-08) : 4/5
Apparently we can print as many times as we want this year. No annoying intrusive anti-piracy stuff (that I've seen at least). I'm finally beginning to understand the different versions of the product and got the right one this year. Still has the traditional constant upsells, and the idiotic registration screen that is apparently unable to access and fill in your name, address, etc. is still there--you'll see it until you make it happy by typing in all of your personal info. The same personal info that's already in the return.

Hey, it's TurboTax. It's annoying. It works. Decent pricing.
Stay AWAY from the online version (2010-03-08) : 1/5
I tried to save a few bucks by using the online deluxe edition. BIG MISTAKE! It has a glaring fault. You can not print your return to review it until you have paid. However, once you have paid, if you find an error, you can not clear the return and start over. In my case, due to an error in importing data from my financial institution, there was an incorrect entry in adjustments to income. TTax does not let you access this directly, the only possbilitiy was to clear the return and start over, but then I found that was impossible. So the return I paid for + the time to fill it out is useless. I refuse to pay twice, especially for a product with such poor customer service, so I'm going to a friends house to use their CD based copy of the software. Next year I'll probably just try a different brand entirely.
Delivered right to my door (2010-03-05) : 5/5
I used TurboTax for the first time last year and knew that I wanted to continue with the software in 2010. I had received a diskette from TurboTax asking me to download the 2009 software, but decided to go to my local Wal-Mart for a price-check. Then, I checked Amazon and found the identical software cheaper with an added $[...]. Since there is a charge to get state software added and another charge to file the state forms, every little penny matters. The fact that it was delivered to my house with no charge for shipping, was an added plus.