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| TaxCut 2004 Deluxe [Old Version] | ![TaxCut 2004 Deluxe [Old Version]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41KK2AEESHL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | From: H&R Block
Category: Software
List Price: $24.95
Buy New: $18.99
You Save: $5.96 (24%)
New (4) Used (1) from $18.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  67 reviews
Sales Rank: 3096
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp, Windows 95
Media: CD-ROM
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 8 x 1.5
MPN: 1016600-04
Model: 1016600-04
UPC: 735290101266
EAN: 0735290101266
ASIN: B0006460RM
Release Date: November 23, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: WE SHIP DAILY AND QUICKLY WITH USPS MAIL SO YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SOFTWARE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, LOW SHIPPING COSTS, CUSTOMER SATISFACTION!!! Some software may be shipped w/o box for faster shipping
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| Customer Reviews:
 software Just okay, beware of rebate April 16, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The software is only okay. I've been doing my own tax simply following the instructions on the tax booklet. It doesn't give you anything new if you read your tax booklet. Reading a lot of reviewers' complaint about the software not being up to date with the latest tax law, I waited until this year to buy this package hoping that I won't have to connect to the internet to update the software. Well, the software is STILL not up-to-date. I have to connect to the internet, which I really hate to do since I have slow connection; and I wouldn't want to do my tax while my PC is online. Okay, that's that.
Rebate experience has been unpleasant. After eight weeks following my rebate submission, I finally gets a shipment notification for the state rebate. Two weeks later I still have not received the check. The deluxe rebate is stuck in process status forever. I called H&R rebate department about both rebates. The rep assumed it was my fault saying I didn't mail both of them on time or together. Well, I have copies of everything. I explained to the guy that wasn't the case. I mailed both together one week after the purchase date in February. The guy didn't let me finish with my complain or explanation. He just said he'll take care of it and that I should wait about another month, then he abruptly hung up. It's this kind of attitude of an employee that makes one avoid future business with the company.
 This year's TaxCut has major flaw in AMT (alternative minima April 16, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This years taxcut has major flaw in for 6251 (AMT) line 7. It doubles the state tax refund deduction, and will cause you big trouble with IRS if you are subject to AMT.
There are other issues with TaxCut too. My e-file was repeated rejected due to TaxCut mistakes (asking me to delete a form that was empty etc). Customer service people are nice but clueless. Had to paper file.
Also there is a 30 day limit on rebate for state. I preordered in Dec and opened in Feb after my w-2 arrived, and I could not qualify. The money back garantee is a joke.
Avoid Taxcut April 15, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Taxcut Deluxe gets the award for the worst experience I have had filling out Taxes. I have used previous versions of Turbotax and Taxcut and felt that these were comparable programs -- they did not always give the same results -- but after some tweaking you could figure out waht was going on.
This year's version of Taxcut has made me swear not to use their product again. First, I had trouble getting the rebates. OK, no big deal.
Then I got a host of warnings when filling in the K-1 forms that turned out to be spurious -- they added stress.
Where I had questions, the program was largely unresponsive. Several times, asking for IRS instructions brought up absolutely nothing. Instructions for Schedule C did not bring up business codes.
I needed to file as non-resident in 1 state and resident in another. The program asks me if I would like to buy another state. The second state cost me an additional $25 -- I felt that this was high given that I had basically 1 item of income to report. Never mind, I thought, it is worth getting it for the convenience of electronic filing (another$15.95, incidentally). After I got through the entire process and got to e-filing the program would only let me e-file a single state return. After poking around I discovered from the help menu that TAXCUT can ONLY file ONE state return per federal return -- completely ridiculous -- a waste of time and money.
I found that several people offer Excel based federal and state tax forms on the web. Next year I plan to retreat to that method, since at least you are clear on the formulae and other things being used by the program and there is an ability to directly consult IRS forms. I may also give the other tax programs a look
DON'T BUY IT April 12, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The problems with this program as well as all the others by H&R Block are too numerous to mention here, but take it from someone who learned the hard way, don't waste your money on this product.
I reported bugs in both the federal and state editions 3 years ago and they STILL haven't been corrected. One of which is the employer ID number allows for 14 characters but some employers have 15 or more. Another, if you go back and make a correction and forget to TELL the program to recalculate, everything that follows, including your taxs due or your refund amount will be incorrect. Isn't this what you pay for? A program that ELIMINATES errors instead of creating them? If you buy this product, DOUBLE CHECK EVERYTHING BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR RETURN.
Used Turbo Tax in the past - switched to Tax Cut this year April 11, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I made the sad mistake of switching to HR Block Tax Cut this year after using Turbo Tax for the past several years. WHAT A MISTAKE!!!
Fortunately I have some accounting experience. The mistakes were rampant, examples: It copied all the expenses I had put in for a rental property I own and ADDED them to a small Royalty payment I get from a oil stock. The result of that was a major error (underpayment) in my taxes. I went in and had to manually fix that and discovered it had ignored the depreciation on my rental property. When I tried to do the State Tax I discovered that there were many errors (never asked in the "worksheet" interview such as PERA payments my wife made that are credits, nor did it ever give the state credit for pension payments. To call them about anything cost $10 a call. Be forewarned.... DONT USE TAX CUT!!! It is really a lousy program!!
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