Which Tax Return Site Did You Use?

on February 9, 2010 at 7:00 AM

Ugh. Taxes. I hate them. And I'm ridiculously bad at anything that has to do with finance. This past weekend I took a stab at doing my tax returns and went the online route this year.

But there are so many tax return websites, I wasn't sure which was the best, so I got some advice from CafeMoms on which one to use:

MrsGonzo517: I've used TaxFreedom for years and decided to go with TurboTax this year. I liked TurboTax WAY better, it was so simple AND free (for the regular version). The IRS approved it in only a few hours, so we'll be getting our refund this week!

army_wife_916: I used H&R Block online. The IRS accepted it in less than 24 hrs. We should be receiving it on the 28th, so about a week.

Moomoo76: I used H&R Block two years in a row and it works good for me, I found it easy to use. I have used TurboTax which was also very good and TaxAct. I like to use two to see if I get more with one of them.

I ended up going with TurboTax, but did was Moomoo76 does and tried several of them to determine which offered the highest return.

Have you filed your taxes yet? Did you do them online? If so, which tax return site did you use?

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Comments (5)

justanotherjen

on Feb 9, 2010 at 9:36 AM

I used TurboTax this year (and last). It's simple and does the work for you. It's free for us poor folk (married and earning under 54k). I filled it out on Jan 31 (a Sunday) and submitted it. Got confirmation it was accepted later that night and our money should be here on Friday per the IRS schedule.

I still have to do our state taxes, though.

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DreaKevAiyana

on Feb 9, 2010 at 12:04 PM

I've used TaxAct for several years now. Each year I try a new website off the IRS website to see if I get any better advice or more $$ back, but TaxAct seems to be the best. Plus I always get free help from my tax smart uncle (he got me back an additional $2k this year, and $1k last year!!).

toriandgrace

on Feb 9, 2010 at 5:38 PM

We filed already, but we take it in and pay to get it done. My husband is on a boomer sub, so we get a boomer tax deduction which is great, but complicated.

Momforhealth

on Feb 9, 2010 at 11:13 PM

I used H&R Block at home this year. It was so so easy. I worked for them last year and so I trust them.

michiganmom116

on Feb 11, 2010 at 11:02 AM

I've used TaxSlayer (www.taxslayer.com) for two years now and I've been very happy with it. I just plug in the numbers and answers to questions and that's it!