Giveaway: Turbotax 2009 (2 Winners)


TurboTax - Do your Taxes for Free - It's Easy
It’s tax time and whether we like it or not we have to get ready to pay our taxes for last year.  While it is not something that I look forward to, I have made the experience more pleasant by using Turbotax over the last five years.  Preparing your own taxes may not be for every one but if your tax situation is simple enough you may be able to save a lot of money by doing so.  The reason I have consistently used Turbotax over the last five years is that its interview format makes it easier to make sure you cover all of your basis and don’t miss a thing.  Here are some quick points about the benefits of using Turbotax:

  • Guiding taxpayers step-by-step: Built-in guidance for more than 350 possible deductions and credits, including the 2009 Economic Stimulus.
  • Checking as they go, so there are no detours: Real-time error check immediately flags errors and missed information. Customers can fix mistakes as they go or come back later when they have their information in hand.
  • Double-checking for commonly overlooked deductions and credits: TurboTax customers won’t miss important credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit. An estimated 5.6 million eligible taxpayers failed to claim this credit last year, potentially missing out on as much as $4,600.
  • Providing instant answers: Customers have easy ways to get answers to their questions, when and how they need them, including instant answers from other TurboTax users and tax experts online via the TurboTax Live Community.
  • Including audit support with every return: The TurboTax Audit Risk Meter helps customers avoid common errors and reduce their risk of an audit before they file.
  • Instantly transferring investment and wage information: TurboTax customers can easily, accurately and securely import 1099 investment and W-2 wage information from more than 140 financial institutions and payroll providers directly into their tax return.

Get it FREE!

Do your taxes for FREE with TurboTax Online Federal Free Edition. This free edition is for those who file 1040EZ or simple tax return.  It comes with free efile, which I love BTW. We have been e-filing since the program started and now can’t imagine why anyone would mail in their returns and wait weeks for their refund check (if they are getting one).

Win It!

Two lucky Common Sense with Money readers will have a chance to win a free Turbotax Deluxe online copies good for one free federal and state tax preparation plus free efile.

What do you need to do to enter this giveaway?

1) Leave me a comment sharing why you do or don’t prepare your own taxes.

For three additional entries you can:

2) Become a new RSS Feed or email subscriber to this blog.

3) Become a Facebook fan of this blog.

4) Follow me on Twitter.

This way you can earn up to four entries. Just please remember to come back and leave me a separate comment for each additional action you have taken (leave comment, share on Twitter, share on Facebook, etc).

If you are reading this entry via email updates or via RSS reader please CLICK HERE to visit my blog to enter. Emailing me is not a valid entry for this giveaway. This giveaway is open to residents of the United States only. Please enter only if you are 18 years or older.  This giveaway ends on 1/31/2010 at 5PM CST.  At that time I will close the giveaway and select two winners randomly.

Disclosure:  I was offered two copies of Turbotax to give away on my blog.  I was not compensated for my opinion.  My thoughts on Turbotax are the result of me using it over the past five years.

Comments

  1. Andrea says:

    Filing your own taxes is great…because it’s free!

  2. Andrea says:

    I am an email subscriber

  3. Shelly says:

    I do my own taxes, because Turbo Tax does a great job!

  4. Shelly says:

    I subscribe via email.

  5. Shelly says:

    I follow on twitter @couponteacher.

  6. Kristin says:

    I don’t personally do our taxes because my husband has the lucky task of doing it!

  7. Amy says:

    My husband does our taxes because that way it’s free labor!

  8. Garry Aernouts says:

    My wife & I always have prepared our own taxes because it really isn’t that complicated. We tried using TurboTax software for the last few years and it is a very easy to use and affordable way to double check our totals!

  9. Elena says:

    I do my own because I learned how to which saves me a good chunk of money that is charged.

  10. Micca says:

    Oh-and I follow on Twitter!

    • Micca says:

      My earlier post doesn’t show-so I’ll repost. I usually prepare online and efile. This year I need the $$ fast, but will probably have to do it by mail since my husband has been off for months. Need money-but can’t spend money to get it. Ahh!

  11. conna smith says:

    My husband has done our taxes forever. We’ve used Turbo Tax since we’ve done our taxes.

  12. Rose Atwater says:

    I have always done my own taxes because it’s pretty simple and cheaper – until last year. I landed a mystery shop to have it done AND they paid for me to get the instant refund check PLUS $70! It was awesome.

  13. sun says:

    Hi Mercedes, I’ve always done my own taxes. I feel like I am a little closer to my finances, and can take more accountability for it. I normally purchase Turbo Tax every year, so winning this would save me about $50.

  14. Aimee says:

    I file my own taxes…because it saves us a ton and ours are not that complicated.

  15. Sandra says:

    I do my own taxes and this year I would love to save the extra 50 I spend on Turbo tax each year. I love this products and I love your site.
    Sandra

  16. patty herbert says:

    I prepare them myself because it saves money.

  17. patty herbert says:

    I follow you on twitter @lambchop1965

  18. Jen says:

    I always do our taxes and TurboTax is the best!

  19. brittany says:

    I would love to file my own but never have to do not understanding how. Would love this software to finally grow up and figure it out!

  20. pheobie says:

    My husband does out taxes to save us the additional expense.

  21. Renee says:

    We have always had a CPA do ours because that is what I grew up with. We are thinking we want to try doing them ourselves this year.

  22. Darbie says:

    We prepare them oursleves and always use turbotax because its so easy!

  23. Alex Houston says:

    I do my own taxes! Thanks.

  24. Alex Houston says:

    I am an email subscriber!

  25. Jennifer says:

    I do my own taxes, although with a new baby this year and child care expenses I would love someone else to do them for me! :)

  26. Jennifer says:

    I follow you on twitter! :)

    @jsalazar04

  27. lc says:

    I usually do my taxes, as it is pretty straight forward and easy to do.
    I also follow on twitter.

  28. Laura W. says:

    We usually do our own taxes, but this year we think we might have someone else do them (we bought a house, had a second child, etc.).

  29. Laura W. says:

    I follow you via google reader. Thanks!

  30. Brianne says:

    I try to do my own taxes because I don’t want to pay people to do it.

  31. Brianne says:

    I a subscriber.

  32. Brianne says:

    I follow you on twitter.

  33. Brianne says:

    I’m a fan on facebook

  34. There is one reason why not to do efile, at least this year. First-time homebuyer credit. Those who take it, cannot efile. That being said, I’ve been using the free version since 2004, after it took three months to get my state refund. I love it.

  35. Merrilee says:

    We prepare them ourselves because it is less expensive & we can file them on the computer late at night.

  36. Merrilee says:

    I am an email subscriber! Love your site!

  37. Megan says:

    we do our own taxes so we are in control of them.

  38. Hubby does ours using taxact online. It’s easy and much cheaper than paying someone!

  39. I’m a subscriber via RSS

  40. Stephanie Kirk says:

    My husband and I sit down together to do our taxes. He mostly does them while I watch and learn. We normally buy TurboTax from Costco each year and do them ourselves.

    Thanks for the site!

  41. Kathy says:

    I do the taxes for my husband and me, and each of our children to make sure they are done accurately and to save everybody money on tax preparation

  42. Lindsey says:

    We use this program!!! I need it still!!

  43. Stephanie Kirk says:

    I follow you on FB
    Thanks for the site!

  44. Stephanie Kirk says:

    I follow you on Twitter!

  45. Stephanie Kirk says:

    I receive emails and love the heads up!

  46. Sarah B. says:

    we have always used turbo tax and filed our own taxes.

  47. Margie says:

    I file my own because Turbo Tax has super easy prompts.

  48. Do my own with Turbo Tax which we haven’t bought yet!!

  49. Michelle Crook says:

    Subscribe in google reader already!

  50. Emily says:

    We have used a CPA for the past 4 years, but pay quite a bit for it. We are considering a DIY approach this year, so this would be great!!!

  51. Michelle Crook says:

    Facebook fan already Thanks.

  52. Renae says:

    I’ve always been afraid of doing my own taxes. But software is getting so intuitive now, that I am going to attempt to do them myself this year. Wish me luck!

  53. Charity says:

    We do our own taxes for free rather than pay someone.

  54. Charity says:

    I’m a facebook fan

  55. Margie says:

    I follow you on twitter! @margiedianne

  56. Alyssa says:

    I love TurboTax! It makes my life easier.

  57. Julie Shaver says:

    I do my own taxes so I don’t have to pay someone upwards of $200 to do them for me! Turbo Tax makes it so easy!
    ~Julie

  58. Julie Shaver says:

    I am an email subscriber.
    ~Julie

  59. Julie Shaver says:

    I am a facebook fan.
    ~Julie

  60. Melissa says:

    We do our own taxes, with occasional(free!) help from my dad, who is a CPA.

  61. Betsy Fruncek says:

    I file my own to save money & we don’t have that complicated of a situation. Turbo Tax make me feel that I am doing it right without a lot of research on my part.

  62. Melissa says:

    We do our own taxes, and use Turbotax. I agree, efile is the way to go!

  63. Melissa says:

    I already subscribe via RSS.

  64. Melissa says:

    I am a fan on Facebook!

  65. Kristina L. says:

    I just did my taxes today through TurboTax and I love it!

  66. Michelle S says:

    We haven’t been filing our own taxes the past 3-4 years because we’ve lived in multiple states in one year, we owned our own business & needed assistance w/our business & personal taxes and now we live & work in separate states! I would LOVE to win this to save the $ we pay someone else to do our taxes. Thanks for the great giveaway!

  67. Christy says:

    We’ve used Turbo Tax for 3 years and will do it again!

  68. Shelly says:

    I don’t usually do my own taxes but would love to start to help save money!

  69. Christy says:

    I subscribe via email.

  70. Christy says:

    I’m also a Facebook fan!

  71. Julie says:

    We do our own taxes and have used turbo tax the last few years…

  72. Kari says:

    I use TurboTax every year and love it! It is so easy to use!

  73. sharon says:

    My husband likes to use an accountant but before marriage I Loved Turbo Tax. Getting it free could change his mind

  74. lisa says:

    we do our taxes ourselves sicne it is cheaper that way. love turbo tax!

  75. kristin says:

    we do our own – my hubbie is an accountant ;)

  76. kristin says:

    I subscribe to your RSS feed

  77. Kristen says:

    I prepare our own for now because we’re still at the point where taxes are more straightforward (no kids yet, no house).

  78. Kristen says:

    I am an RSS subscriber via Google reader.

  79. Emily says:

    I do my taxes because I don’t want to fork out the money to have someone else do them. For now they are easy enough for me to figure out!

  80. Emily says:

    I am an email subscriber.

  81. Emily says:

    I am a facebook fan!

  82. Mary says:

    We do our taxes online because I am too cheap to pay for an accountant.

  83. Lakshmi says:

    I do my own taxes and Love Turbo Tax … I became a new email subscriber

  84. Rachel Manley says:

    We always do our own taxes because I am too cheap to pay someone else to!

  85. Michelle S says:

    I’m a follower on Twitter (Mofmee) http://twitter.com/MofMEE

  86. Megan says:

    My husband does our taxes- so far nothing too complicated.

  87. Megan says:

    I subscribe.

  88. Jennifer says:

    I’ve prepared my own taxes for years – cheaper and the software that is available is easy…

  89. Megan says:

    I’m a FB fan!

  90. Denine says:

    I do my own taxes on turbo tax because it is cheaper, and it is pretty easy with it. It walks you right through.

  91. Michelle S says:

    I’m a follower on Facebook as well.

  92. Carol says:

    We do our own taxes – Turbo Tax is great!

  93. Jennifer says:

    I’ve done mine/our taxes for years!

  94. Leslie says:

    My husband does our taxes too and finds it quite simple with Turbo Tax. Thanks for the chance to win!

  95. Andrea says:

    We use Turbo Tax and hubby does them. Thanks for the chance!

  96. Bree says:

    I do it myself- its easy

  97. Bree says:

    I subscribe!

  98. Josefina says:

    We file our own because it’s free and by the time we gather all the forms, might as well do it ourselves!

  99. Josefina says:

    I’m a fan!

  100. Alisia says:

    We do our own taxes, it’s not too hard and it’s free!

  101. Tanja says:

    Facebook Fan :)

  102. linnea says:

    I don’t do my own taxes, I use software or turbotax online in the past since it adds and subtracts correctly since I am a math dummy.

  103. Alisia says:

    Follow on Twitter

  104. Alisia says:

    Facebook fan.

  105. kim n says:

    we do our own…it’s easy with turbo tax!

  106. Delores says:

    I use turbotax… info is already there and it is the easiest for me.

  107. jaime says:

    i dont-too much time!

  108. jaime says:

    subscribe

  109. Delores says:

    I subscribe via email.

  110. jaime says:

    follow

  111. Delores says:

    I follow you on FB

  112. jaime says:

    fan

  113. Delores says:

    I follow you on Twitter.

  114. Amy Lauren says:

    I don’t do my own taxes, because my parents have an accountant who always did our taxes, and that’s who I still use. However, I’d be willing to give it a shot. I only have one job and I don’t really have anything much to deduct, so I’m sure I could do it myself, especially with a program like this.

  115. Amy Lauren says:

    Also… I am a subscriber through RSS/Google Reader.

  116. Anna D. says:

    I use Turbotax to do our taxes because it’s easy, costs less than going to a person, and our taxes aren’t that complicated.

  117. Amy Lauren says:

    And, I just became a twitter follower (@ProudPatriot07).

  118. Anna D. says:

    I am a fb stalker :)

  119. Anna D. says:

    I follow you on twitter now~

  120. Amy says:

    I’ve had my own business the last few years and have paid an accountant to do our taxes. However, this year I don’t have the business and will be going back to doing them on my own. Needless to say, I’m a little nervous!

  121. Amy says:

    And I follow you via Google Reader….

  122. Kathy says:

    I WILL be doing my own taxes if I get the software, because of the numerous mistakes made by the “professionals”. I can do that myself!!
    After all the info gathering, the time/energy is mostly used!! I was afraid in the past, but the new software seems to make it less intimidating!

  123. Fran K says:

    We do our own taxes because it’s easy to do with Turbo Tax. We have used Turbo Tax for about 10 years and have never had a problem.

  124. BriAnna says:

    I have always done my own taxes with just me and the forms before, but now I have a pretty substantial home business that i have to account for! If I win then I will keep doing my own!

  125. BriAnna says:

    I follow in Google Reader!

  126. BriAnna says:

    I am a fan on facebook!

  127. Bear says:

    I do my own taxes because not relying on an accountant or tax prep service is a good way to save money.

  128. Amanda says:

    I’m an email subscriber

  129. Heather Jones says:

    My hubby and I are both artists. Therefore, we are both much better at creating things than counting them! :-)

  130. Samantha says:

    I always do my own taxes to save money. I can’t imagine paying a hundred or more dollars. I love turbotax, I use them every year.

  131. Jennifer H says:

    We have done it both on our own and going to a place like H&R block. I would prefer to do it ourselves, but in previous years hybby went back to school for his Masters and we donated a lot and wanted to make sure everything was done right. I would love to win so pls enter me!

  132. Jennifer H says:

    email subscriber

  133. Jennifer h says:

    Fb fan of yours

  134. Jackie says:

    I would love to have this! It would make our taxes SOOOO much easier since my husband is self employed!

  135. Sonya says:

    My husband does our taxes using TurboTax! Awesome giveaway!

  136. Cindy says:

    I have done ours since we were married 28 years ago. Since the changes and difficulty were gradual I have always felt I had it under control.

  137. Kristen says:

    I have never tried to file my own tax return but I want to do it myself this year to save the $200 we usually spend on tax prep.

  138. Kristina says:

    I am filing my own to try to save money!!

  139. Paula says:

    I’m an email subscriber – love Turbotax :)

  140. will says:

    I’ve done my taxes for the last 10 years using tax software. It’s easy and not complicated.

  141. sipote says:

    taxes are a zinch with TT!

  142. sipote says:

    following you on twitter @jaimeflores_1

  143. sipote says:
  144. Jean in Calif. says:

    I used to do my own taxes and it was always very easy to do and then one year I took them to a tax person to do and did that for 25+ years. My son just called me and said Mom check out Turbo Tax and I did and it is very easy to do, they walk you through every step of the way. I would love to win.

  145. sipote says:

    already on my RSS feed on Google reader…

  146. Laura says:

    I like to do it because it is free

  147. Laura says:

    I do my own taxes. I don’t trust that the people at those H&R Block workshops know any more than I do, and I have a vested interest in making sure everything’s correct!

  148. Laura says:

    I subscribe!

  149. Laura says:

    I follow!

  150. rachel says:

    I do them myself because up until, they were simple enough. May need some more help this year!!

  151. Bri E says:

    I like to do my taxes b/c it’s cheaper, but don’t like to do them b/c I’m a worrier and think I missed something.

  152. Sarah G says:

    I prepare our taxes because my husband is so busy with work. But, I always use Turbo Tax – I would be dead (or at least in jail!) without them! :)

  153. Sarah G says:

    I’m a subscriber, via Google Reader.

  154. Sarah G says:

    I follow you on Twitter.

  155. Sarah G says:

    I’m a Facebook fan.

  156. Gina says:

    I prepare our taxes because I’m too cheap to pay an accountant and ours aren’t complicated enough to need one. I’ve used Turbo Tax for years…gosh, as long as it’s been out…because I like that it asks questions to make sure I don’t miss a deduction!

  157. Kaylea says:

    I do our taxes because I enjoy it and always learn a lot from the process about how to optimize our finances for the next year.

  158. Gina says:

    You’re at the top of my “Interests” folder in Google Reader and have been since I subscribed several months ago. :)

  159. Gina says:

    I’m a Facebook fan

  160. Gina says:

    Aaaaaaaand, I follow you on Twitter! Thanks for the opportunity to win! :)

  161. Heather says:

    I love using Turbo Tax because they make it easy for a busy mom!

  162. Conni says:

    My husband does our taxes with Turbo Tax, and has for many years. It is so much more economical than the local CPA, HR Block, etc!!

  163. jennym says:

    we do our own

  164. jennym says:

    facebook fan

  165. jennym says:

    twitter follower

  166. Natalie says:

    We do our own taxes not only to save money, but also because it gives us a better first hand knowledge of our financial health (or lack there of) and gives us concrete ideas on how to improve that.

  167. We prepare our own taxes because TurboTax is so easy to use!

  168. Matt Gerry says:

    it’s easy!

  169. Kiera says:

    Thanks for a great giveaway! I do my own taxes

  170. kara says:

    i just started doing our taxes again last year in order to save some money. would love to try turbo tax…if you can use it with 1040. we have an s-1 corporation so we can’t use 1040ez.

  171. kara says:

    i get (+ love) you emails!

  172. kara says:

    i’m also a fan on facebook!

  173. sarah p says:

    I have always done our own taxes. I use H&R blocks software, but have always wanted to try turbotax. Would love to win and try it out.

  174. erin w says:

    we used jackson hewitt last year when my husband went into business for himself but every other year have used turbo tax.

    why not? it’s quite expensive to have someone else do it for you, if you are able to do it yourself.

  175. erin w says:

    i’m an rss subscriber

  176. erin w says:

    i’m also a fan on facebook

  177. Jennifer says:

    I file my own because they’re easy!

  178. neljo mullins says:

    i use taxactonline to do my taxes. Its free and easy, but I would love to have the Turbotax program so i could see if i missed any deduction or tax breaks.

    Thank You
    Neljo

  179. neljo mullins says:

    i am a subscriber to email updates

  180. neljo mullins says:

    i shared giveaway on Twitter

  181. neljo mullins says:

    i shared giveaway on Facebook

  182. tinap says:

    We have used H&R Block to do our taxes in the past since we moved and had a lot of questions. We want to try to do them ourselves this year.
    tinap
    tinajanet1@verizon.net

  183. misty says:

    I don’t prepare my taxes any more because it’s too much work!

  184. misty says:

    I follow through RSS Feed

  185. misty says:

    i follow on twitter

  186. Lisa says:

    We file our taxes with TurboTax because it’s less expensive and it’s super easy!

  187. maya says:

    My husband does our taxes & has used Tuebotax for years!!!

  188. Kristina says:

    We do our own taxes because Turbotax makes it so easy! We’ve been using it for years.

  189. Anthony says:

    TurboTax is cheaper than a CPA!

  190. Jennie says:

    I do my own taxes because I’m a control freak….if anyone is going to make a mistake it is going to be me! ;)

  191. Jennie says:

    Following you on twitter @BargainBlessing

  192. Jennie says:

    Became a fan on Facebook too!

  193. laura says:

    i file using turbo tax cause it is super easy to do!

  194. Deborah says:

    My husband does our taxes because he actually enjoys it! Ha :) He is a math teacher after all…

  195. I fill out my own taxes because they’re not that hard to do if you organize yourself. I’ve used TurboTax with e-File for several years now — it’s great to be able to get your return in less than 2 weeks, and they catch mistakes that I might make (or deductions I might forget).

  196. Renee S. says:

    I’ve used tax software to do our own taxes for close to 10 years now. It is so inexpensive and easy to use. I’ve even been able to help my Mom and others with their tax returns.

  197. Renee S. says:

    I’m an email subscriber.

  198. Darlene says:

    I do our taxes. It is easy with TurboTax. I’ve used other programs that are not as easy to use.

  199. Melanie says:

    I subscribe with Bloglines.

  200. Melanie says:

    I just signed up for an email subscription.

  201. Melanie says:

    My husband prepares our taxes. He said he would love for us to win this prize and that he could use it. I would not have a clue as to how to prepare taxes, and I am embarrassed!

  202. Nancy B says:

    I have always had mine done in the past, but I would really like to try doing my own.

  203. Brooke says:

    Last year we paid an accountant close to $1,000 because my husband and I have FOP (fear of paperwork). This year, we plan to do it ourselves — on time.

  204. Nancy B says:

    I just became an email subscriber.

  205. Judy L says:

    I do my own taxes because it is easy using tax software.

  206. Laurie says:

    My husband does our taxes. Saves us money!

  207. Judith says:

    I have used Turbotax for more than 10 years and highly recommend it. I think doing your own taxes using the software actually increases your chances for a refund.

  208. Francis says:

    We do our own taxes since it gives us complete control over answering the questions.

  209. Chloe says:

    We do our own taxes to save money.

  210. Darlene says:

    I;m a Facebook fan.

  211. kelly b says:

    i am a facebook fan.

  212. kelly b says:

    i let my husband do the taxes….i have never done them before. he is very smart when it comes to doing them.

  213. kelly b says:

    i am an email subscriber.

  214. Georgiana O. says:

    We usually do our own taxes to save money. I would love to win this, it would make my life a bit easier! LOL

  215. Georgiana O. says:

    I am a fan on facebook!

  216. Georgiana O. says:

    I subscribe to your blog via emails.

  217. Michelle says:

    I would LOVE to win this!

  218. DAWN D says:

    We file our own taxes because its cheaper

  219. Angie says:

    I have also used Turbo Tax over the last few years. What I love about it is that is automatically pulls over my earnings from the company that I and my husband work for. So easy!

  220. Misty says:

    We have had a CPA do our taxes for us the last seven years because it is so easy. We are in and out in less than 30 minutes. I have always been afraid to tackle the process myself as the forms look really complex. I have thought of buying the software and comparing the two results to see how accurate the software comes to our professional CPA. This would be a great opportunity to take control of our finances and gain confidence we can really do this ourselves.

  221. Adrienne says:

    We have had our taxes done the last several years, but would like to do it ourselves this year to save money. We would love to win this!

  222. Adrienne says:

    I’m an email subscriber.

  223. Donna Crum says:

    I have used TurboTax for years!

  224. Erika says:

    I always use turbo tax to do our taxes… Haven’t bought it yet this year though, hope I win :)

  225. Erika says:

    I’m a facebook fan

  226. Erika says:

    I’m an email subscriber

  227. Erika says:

    I follow you on Twitter

  228. Erin L. says:

    We do our own. Turbotax does make it super easy (and it’s always been really fast at getting our return back).

  229. julie b says:

    My 11 year old son is teaching me how to use facebook
    I just became a fan!!

  230. Kathy says:

    I prepare my own taxes because I like to know exactly what is going on with my finances and HOW I am being taxed.

    Without going through the process you don’t understand how you are taxed.

  231. Chris says:

    We have used tax software for years, and my husband has quite a bit of freelance income, so our taxes are far from simple. Keeping receipts organized and in one place throughout the year is the key, but once he actually decides to work on it, he’s done in less than a day!

  232. Chris says:

    I just became a fan on Facebook too!

  233. CJ says:

    I prepare our taxes. I love Turbo Tax Deluxe and have always used it! If I don’t score here, guess I’ll be looking for some great deal for it this year? Any suggestions there?
    Anyhow, I just want to thank commonsensewithmoney. I love your site & check it daily. I have used so many of your suggestions and my husband is extremely impressed with how much we are saving. January is the first month I’ve tracked and my savings were at 71%…WOW!!

  234. Alyssa L. says:

    we LOVE Turbo Tax! We’ve been using it for years. It helps us people that don’t want to pay someone a ton of money to do it for us, and its super easy to do!

  235. Martha says:

    Have done our taxes sometimes, have used an accountant others. We used to own a small business (hence the accountant). Since life has been simpler, my husband attempted our taxes for the first time in a while last year.He hopes to do so again!

  236. Em says:

    I used to be able to sweet talk my Dad into doing them, but he’s on to me and so now I do them myself. So far they’re not too complicated, but there’s always a small amount of hair pulling.

  237. Linda Kish says:

    I do my own taxes because I can no longer afford my tax guy. I use Turbo Tax. This would be great to win.

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  238. Linda Kish says:

    subscriber

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  239. Audrey says:

    I do my own taxes b/c it is cheaper and easier than using an accountant.

  240. Kelli Sanchez says:

    I always use TurboTax every year…it is so easy to use and I always get my refund back within two weeks, using direct deposit, of course! It is well worth the money to spend if you have to use the deluxe version…thanks & good luck to all!

  241. Sandi says:

    We have always had ours done for us as I am self-employed and the kids and all. I really need to try it on my own one of these times though.

  242. Kelli Sanchez says:

    I also am a fan on facebook!

  243. Audrey says:

    I subscribe.

  244. Sandi says:

    I subscribe via e-mail. Thanks!

  245. Emily says:

    We are doing our own taxes for the first time this year! Sounds a little daunting!

  246. Peggy Gorman says:

    I prepare my own taxes because its easy and I hate paying someone to do what I can
    Thanks
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  247. Peggy Gorman says:

    email subscriber to this blog

  248. Peggy Gorman says:

    a Facebook fan of this blog.

  249. Kelli Sanchez says:

    I subscribe to your daily email updates…

  250. Kelli Sanchez says:

    I am following you on twitter.com/kelliblossom now as well!

  251. Betty says:

    I have done my own taxes now for many years, For three years I paid a CPA $300 (which was actually not so bad since he found me some tax deductions I wasn’t taking advantage of). I am self employed and it became apparant that after that amount of time I could just fill in the blank (mostly) by following my previous years taxes. I love Turbo Tax and it is the only tax program I will use.
    What a wonderful giveaway. Crossing fingers x x

  252. sally says:

    I could give this to my granddaughter.

  253. staceyk says:

    I prepare my own just because it’s something I can do to save money.

  254. staceyk says:

    subscriber via google reader

  255. Marcia says:

    We do our own taxes and have used turbotax for several years. Much easier than all the years of doing them by form and pencil.

  256. Sandi says:

    I am also a fan on Facebook. Thanks!

  257. Jennifer says:

    I would love to win! We use turbo tax every year.

  258. Katy says:

    I use Turbo-tax every year. I actually LOVE doing my taxes!

  259. Katy says:

    I follow you on Twitter – KatyShops!

  260. Diana says:

    I do them myself on Turbo Tax every year and love it!

  261. Jessica G says:

    I too have used Turbo Tax the last couple years and would love to have the opportunity to use it again. It is such an easy to use program and covers everything!

  262. Pauline says:

    I calculate all the totals then give the information to our accountant. Processing it all seems overwhelming to me as my husband is self-employed.

  263. Oleh H says:

    Became a fan on facebook. Would love to win. Good luck to everyone!!!

  264. Lori S says:

    I normally complete my own taxes. I prefer to save the money and they are not that difficult.

    Thanks!

  265. Lori S says:

    Email subscriber.

    Thanks!

  266. Lori S says:

    Facebook Fan.

    Thanks!

  267. Lori S says:

    Follow on twitter – lecture102

  268. Christina says:

    We used turbotax last year and were happy with how easy and efficient it was.

  269. Christina says:

    I subscribe via google reader!

  270. Lori says:

    I do it on my own because I find it kinda fun, is that strange?

  271. Lori says:

    I follow you on Twitter

  272. Maria says:

    We use Turbotax every year, we do our tax to get refund of course !

  273. Karah says:

    We do our own taxes to save money since they are pretty straightforward. Turbotax makes it much easier!

  274. amber says:

    My boyfriend does my taxes to save me money.

  275. Daphne says:

    My husband and I file our own taxes. The first year we were married we went to H&R Block because we didn’t know ant better. The next year, I wanted to save money by preparing them myself but wasn’t sure I’d catch all the deductions that a professional would. So I conducted a little experiment and entered all our tax info from the last year into Turbo Tax. It spit out the exact same return that the professional had given us. Only it was a lot cheaper. So we’ve used Turbo tax ever since.

  276. Lindsey says:

    I am a fb fan!

  277. Lindsey says:

    I also get your emails!

  278. kc says:

    I do our own taxes to save money!

  279. joshlee says:

    I have been filing our taxes with turbotax since we got married…3 years and counting now and we do it because it’s easy and quick but detailed and thorough, supportive and cheaper for us.

  280. joshlee says:

    I subscribe via emails!

  281. joshlee says:

    I am a facebook fan!

  282. joshlee says:

    I follow on twitter!

  283. Katherine says:

    We have done our own taxes so far, but this year we have a couple more complicated things to add, so we are thinking about having someone else do them.

  284. Katherine says:

    I am a facebook fan.

  285. rachel says:

    i subscribe to the rss feed

  286. rachel says:

    I love using Turbo Tax — makes doing taxes almost fun!

  287. I haven’t filed my taxes on my own because I’m afraid of making mistakes. There are so many things that change every year and I usually go to my CPA every year. However, this year I cannot afford the $300 charge for doing my taxes. This would really help!

  288. I am an e-mail subscriber

  289. I’m a fan on FB – Nicole Karsten Reilly

  290. I am now following you on Twitter – Chrissam1

  291. Christine says:

    I have been using turbo tax for at least the last 5 years, I love it! I also help a friend do hers every year with turbo tax.

  292. Christine says:

    I am also an email subscriber.

  293. Courtney says:

    I love doing our taxes myself because then I have control over everything going in–and I know it was all entered correctly!

  294. jessica says:

    We have used TurboTax for the last few years because it is so easy to use.

  295. Em says:

    I’m following on twitter @dmetd42

  296. Em says:

    Follow on reader.

  297. Carrie says:

    I use this every year – LOVE it!

  298. KATHY says:

    Hi! I have always done mine online; even if you end up owing, you can prepare them, print and wait to mail until April 15th. Also, with free tax prep (thru the IRS and WI Dept. of Revenue Site) they double check as you go along so u don’t miss anything. I have done other’s taxes also this way and just charged $20-30 for less than an hr. of work!!! Excellent idea to do them yourself!

  299. Anne says:

    Between my husband and I, we’ve done our own taxes always. Great way to save money.

  300. Mindy Holt says:

    I prepare our taxes # 1 to save money! Also I am a teensy bit a control freak and like to know what’s going on and make sure this deduction is right or ok or that they got all of them, so I tend to double check anyway. However the software does amazing work so I would love to have it to help.

  301. Cassie says:

    I’ve used TurboTax for years. It’s so easy.

  302. julia says:

    We don’t do our own taxes, because they’re complicated with family stuff.

  303. julia says:

    I am a subscriber.

  304. julia says:

    I follow you on twitter.

  305. Denise says:

    I started using Turbotax when I got tired of paying large tax preparation fees to tax services only to come home and find obvious errors. Turbotax gives me the confidence that I can do my taxes better myself than paying someone else to do them. I’m a hooked email subscriber of yours! Thanks for all you do to help stretch our hard earned dollars!

  306. Idaho Jill says:

    We have rental properties, so we always have someone else do them. I would love to do them ourselves, though!

  307. Idaho Jill says:

    email subscriber, thanks!

  308. Idaho Jill says:

    facebook fan – Idaho Jill, thanks!

  309. Idaho Jill says:

    I follow you on twitter – idahojill, thanks!

  310. Denise says:

    I file my own taxes and help others with theirs too. I’d love to have turbo tax this year!

  311. Denise says:

    I’m a subscriber.

  312. Kat says:

    I file my own taxes becasue I find it too expense to pay someone else. Every five years or so I pay and then for the next four years I just follow what they did. Tax software certainly helps.

  313. Caroline says:

    We do our own taxes because it saves us money. Hope I win!

  314. Mary says:

    OMG! I have been using turbotax since 1999. It makes doing taxes SO easy!!

  315. Tara says:

    I use Turbo Tax because one year I did my taxes myself then compared it to Turbo Tax, and it gave me a much bigger refund!

  316. Tara says:

    I am an email subscriber.

  317. Tara says:

    I’m a Facebook fan.

  318. Tara says:

    I follow you on Twitter.

  319. hsnmp says:

    I always do taxes by myself and turbo is beast and easy way.

  320. Monica says:

    My husband has been doing our taxes for a few years now. He is a numbers guy, so it makes sense for him to do it rather than pay someone else.

  321. Shayna says:

    I don’t want to pay a few hundred dollars when it’s so easy to do myself. :)

  322. Shayna says:

    I am a subscriber, too!

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