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| TurboTax Premier Federal + State 2007 [OLD VERSION] | ![TurboTax Premier Federal + State 2007 [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41MKZIG0UdL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | From: Intuit
Category: Software
List Price: $74.95
Buy New: $11.98
You Save: $62.97 (84%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  65 reviews
Sales Rank: 395
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Mac Os X Leopard, Mac Os X, Windows 2000, Windows Vista
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Premier
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 1.4
MPN: 404197
UPC: 028287418912
EAN: 0028287418912
ASIN: B000W3T6NM
Release Date: November 16, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not that much harder than doing taxes by hand ... April 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If your taxes are very simple, this might work. However, if you have anything out of the ordinary, just forget it, Premiere doesn't handle it either. I know where most of these things go but had to figure out how to trick turbotax into putting things in the right place. I haven't used it but may try Orange Door next time. Cheaper and it couldn't be any worse. TurboTax can't even figure out the "effective tax rate" on the summary page. Oh, and don't bother with feedback or asking for help.
 Time saver April 12, 2008
The program uses a very easy to follow question format. I began using TurboTax last year to handle taxes regarding a rental property and self-employment tax matters. This program saves me a lot of time.
Premier not worth extra costs April 11, 2008
I bought the TurboTax Premier edition, because I have a lot of stock sales to enter. Premier was suppose to allow me to import my information from my broker to save me the time to input this data. Unfortunately, I was not able to get this feature to work even though my broker offered this TurboTax feature.
Otherwise, TurboTax was easy to use.
Sent it back! April 10, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This product did not work for me; it did not have enough explanation for my purposes. We had bought a house last years as well as kept the old house. There was nothing in Turbo Tax which explained how to handle this situation. If I wanted to get help I would have been charged a very high fee for consultation with a tax expert.
This program did not work like they claim!!
Good Overall, With A Few Annoying Issues April 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a long time TurboTax user, and Premier this year shows progress from previous years in most areas. Importing W-2 and some investment data is a breeze, although several mutual fund entries had to be made manually. I found that switching between the interview and forms was less than optimum this year: the forms menu was touchy and hard to navigate accurately, and annoyingly, was not complete.
One huge oversight is that form 1040-V, which anyone who owes tax needs (although you can technically file without it), is apparently missing in action. It did not print with my return, and when I went to forms it is not even in the list, making a trip to the IRS web site necessary to manually find, print, and fill out the form. Strangely, the corresponding form for my state taxes did print with my return and was accurate. TurboTax also had an issue with my state taxes when it wouldn't accept an entry I made (correctly) from a 1099-R. It insisted a certain number (a state tax ID number) had to be seven digits long, yet the number (which the payer, Fidelity Investments, confirmed) was nine digits long on the 1099-R. TurboTax would not allow me to overwrite the field, and I had to write a cover letter to file along with my state taxes (which necessitated paper filing). The program also lacks a decent search function. I had a complex issue involving a payment taken as stock which I had to research completely on my own (the J. K. Lasser book is still a great tool to have on hand). I also find that for both the 2006 and 2007 tax years TurboTax is inflexible about keeping your files in anything but PDF format, which I consider to be a major inconvenience.
Overall I still find TurboTax the best self-preparation tool on the market, but it is not without its frustrations. I recommend the program, but caution that if you have complex returns, TurboTax is not a perfect tool and has some subtle flaws that pester the user.
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