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Bob Meighan
VP, TurboTax
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I received this email from Intuit a few minutes ago:
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Michael — You should see the refund on your card within 24 hours.
Thanks for following up.
Bob Meighan
VP, TurboTax
H&R Block sent me a solicitation/disk in the mail (I'd used them before, been using TT for the last 3 years).
- "Deluxe" and one state are free (incl 5 federal e-files, one state program and e-file). Deluxe does Sched D.
- "Premier" costs $24.95, all of the above plus Schedule C (for sole proprietors) and some help with real estate.
Right now I'm planning to go with H&R Block, despite the possible pain of re-learning how to make it do what I want. I liked it before (just as well as TT overall--some things better, some things not as much), they seem to want my business, and Intuit's present machinations (and the memory of their previous affronts to customers) make me feel okay about swapping. Even buying the disks at Staples, H&R Block's products tended to be about 25% less expensive for the stuff I needed (Schedules D and C, etc)
All this hassle can't be worth Vanguard's time. If H&R Block is smart, they'll 1) start calling the software TaxCut again instead of--whatever non-name they are using now and 2) They have some good salespeople approaching Vanguard, Fido, and others with a great offer for a tie-in with their product.
I can understand why they removed Sched C it was catching filers offguard and not the IRS. I believe people got tangled up with RE deductions and it cost folks audits and lots of money. A sibling of mine being one of them. Now there situation might be unique but some items should have been guided into a Sched E using the software and were not...
Never stopped using it.Has anyone started using the H&R Block software yet?
My guess is that we face the same issue a year from now. They ain't the brightest bunch there and seem determined to extract more $ from users.
I'll play it by ear. While I would prefer to stay with TT for convenience sake, if they keep jerking us around I'll bolt.
My guess is they won't back down and their tax SW revenue for the two year period will grow faster than the industry average. They have acted badly in the past and it doesn't seem to have hampered their sales much.It will be interesting to see how TT markets/packages/prices their different versions next year. I wonder if the folks who came up with this year's strategy will be around to give input next year?
Well, in December, I just went ahead and bought the HR Block deluxe without state on Amazon. It wasn't that expensive and so far it is easy to use. I had used HR Block some years ago (back when it got mailed to me free on CD), then switched to TT one year. I liked it OK, but so far HR Block seems easy to use. And, I'm just done with TT .
My guess is they won't back down and their tax SW revenue for the two year period will grow faster than the industry average. They have acted badly in the past and it doesn't seem to have hampered their sales much.
Same here. I used H&R, changed to TT, and now that I got my $9.99 TT refunded I'll try H&R this year and see.
Has anyone started using the H&R Block software yet?
I downloaded TT Premier 2014 and imported last year's data, only to find that they make you use an online login to password-protect the tax return file.
Yes, I was surprised when I went to import last year's data from TT into H&R Block and the password request popped up. Of course I didn't remember it, but I tried a few oldies but goodies and on the third try I got it.
I bought HRBlock deluxe (download version) and I didn't get asked for any password. Are you using the download version or an online version?
I'll grumble but I can hardly criticize a company, that I own a piece in for attempting to maximize profits. INTU is part of the S&P 500.
Same reason ice cream now comes in 1.5 quart tubs, instead of half a gallon. The manufacturers didn't want to increase the "customer's price point."
Amethyst