The 401(k) Maximizer tool reveals ways to increase your 401(k) contribution without decreasing your take-home pay. Plus, the Retirement Tax Advisor provides tax-smart advice for long-term care insurance, employment taxes for a nurse, reverse mortgages, gifts and inheritance, contributing to a grandchild's education, two-year allowance for sale of home, and more. The Early Retirement Forecaster, Retirement Age Analyzer, Social Security Trade-Off Calculator, and the Retirement Distribution Calculator are included in Premier as well.

The software has extra resources for rental property owners, too. The Depreciation Expert helps you choose optimal ways to depreciate property and assets--from vacant rental properties to converting your personal residence to a rental, and more. A Rental Property Expense Expert reveals which expenses are deductible in areas such as travel, car, entertainment, advertising, and insurance.

All federal versions of TurboTax desktop products for Windows include product activation to better ensure customers use the product in accordance with the License Agreement. An independent test of product activation technology in Intuit Inc.'s TurboTax desktop software products confirms the technology does not negatively impact computer performance or compromise customer privacy. The findings of the tests, performed by PCTest Corporation, an independent software-testing lab can be found at http://www.pctest.com/intuit/index.htm. You can still prepare multiple returns from one computer, and install and prepare your return on multiple computers. To fully uninstall the the SafeCast/C-Dilla element of TurboTax, you m ust download the free uninstall application at the TurboTax Support website. For additional information about product activation, go to http://www.turbotaxsupport.com and refer to TurboTax Product Activation in the News and Tips section.

Note: Free download of TurboTax State is good for one return only. Additional copies are needed for additional states. One free 1040 e-filing is also included after rebate.

I am a CPA who does not practice tax accounting and find the Turbo Tax line of products indispensable for my own business and doing tax returns for friends and family members all over the country including multi state tax returns.


no complaints here   March 30, 2003
Grandma in San Diego (San Diego, CA United States)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful

This is my first time to use TurboTax. I followed the installation directions EXACTLY, which included some odd things like making sure absolutely every program on the computer is closed and deactivating the virus protection software (temporarily) for the installation period. I also was on a cable modem connection to the net, so when it was time to activate the software, & to update anything, it was instant and easy. I bought TurboTax because I knew I needed many schedules & forms that I've not used in the past, and the interview process made it easy - the program decides which forms to use. Also, when I discovered & entered a change that saved me hundreds of dollars, the software made the change throughout all forms in both federal & state returns instantly. I'm pretty happy with it overall, & I plan to use it again next year.


Tired of Intuit's corporate arrogance!   January 15, 2003
Gary Swanson (Charlotte, NC USA)
22 out of 22 found this review helpful

Have used TurboTax many years. Use primarily my small laptop to do my taxes while on the road and transfer tax files to my desktop computer to work on larger screen & keyboard when I get home.
You can only get full functionality on ONE computer. On my desktop it won't allow me to view whole forms or print or efile. Calls to their tech support people have been met with complete arrogance and indifference.
Honest users are being unfairly harassed in their attempts to thwart a few dishonest ones.
Even Microsoft allows users to activate Office XP on TWO computers realizing that many people use laptops on the road and switch to their desktops when they get home.
I have now also purchased TaxCut and will use it until Intuit starts showing a little more customer appreciation.


Good product hampered by Intrusive Copy Protection   January 16, 2003
Roy Ivy III (Richardson, TX USA)
34 out of 35 found this review helpful

I've used TurboTax with good success for years. But this year, they slipped in an intrusive copy protection scheme (including a ... program left behind after uninstall) that adds hassle to the setup process and hampers legal, reasonable use of the software. If you want to refer back to your 2002 tax return at some later date, buy another program. I'm going to take a look at TaxCut.