TurboTax Premier 2024 Tax Software, Federal & State Tax Return [PC/MAC Download]

Very good way to get your taxes done right with the help of TurboTax help step you through the process. I have used their software for many years and this help get the process, worth the price to get it right with very great testing of the data to compare with last years, getting all the right steps and data from your banks and other sources to pull from.

I have to admit, after reading reviews concerning downloading issues, I almost changed to a different tax software with a CD version.I’ve been using Turbo Tax for well over 10-years, so I already have an Intuit account, but I’ve always purchased the CD version of the software from Costco. This year it wasn’t carried at Costco, because Turbo Tax no longer came in the CD version.I was very apprehensive about ordering Turbo Tax from Amazon by download version because of all the negative reviews saying it wouldn’t download and of course it’s non refundable. However, this weekend I decided to order and give it a try. I’m familiar with the software and really didn’t want to change, just because it possibly might be a headache to down load.I’m very happy I stayed with Turbo Tax and tried the download version versus looking elsewhere simply because of the poor reviews. I had only 1 minor cliche on the 1st download attempt, but had no issues whatsoever on the 2nd attempt. There were no issues with needing additional software downloads or erasing old tax files.It did take longer to download this version compared to installing the CD version in the past, but other than that I had no issues with the download and installation process.Very Happy Customer!

The software starts the install on Window 11 but the Activation phase fails, and claims failure "You're not connected to the Internet", when I obviously am. My internet connection is confirmed, yet can't get past this install failure.Update, 12Dec2024: Upgraded to 4 stars. The error message was inaccurate. The Intuit server was offline at the time I tried to install, but my internet connection was working. I recommend Intuit change their error message to consider this possibility.

After 2 hours of inputting all the info, it went through all the checks and showed that it was error-free and ready to file, but at the very last step after click "send", the attached error came up. Another couple hours online and on the phone, transferred from "experts' to "tech support" to "desktop desk support", all the people are just reading off whatever manuals they have, but no one can actually solve the issue, so finally the last guy send me a link to request for a refund and said to to retry the online version. I am now in the process to try to get my refund, but since I also purchased "Audit Defense" and "State Tax" while amidst using this software, so whether I can get my money back remains to be seen. I am not optimistic considering how no one at TurboTax seems to know how to deal with any problems if its not in the manual.The story continues as I then used the online version and below are my observations:1. The online version detected an error that a 1099-INT issued by Goldman Sachs (ie. Apple Card Savings) in the addresses where the zip code and state don't match, however, since this is a scanned form uploaded to TurboTax, you cannot actually make any changes or corrections. I finally found a solution which is to simply delete this 1099-INT and re-enter the amount myself manually WITHOUT uploading the document. I'm guessing (but not sure) this was the error that caused the Desktop version to fail, because the online version only caught it at the final review and did not show the error throughout the entire process until the very end.2. The online version insists that maximum IRA contribution is $23000 but does not allow for the extra $7500 for people over 50 and makes you click through bunch of penalty screens that made no sense. This did not show up in the desktop version.3. The final amount of refund is about $1500 difference. The online version had lower refund from the state than desktop version, but Federal remain the same.It gets better, I also tried the "Full Service" version just to see if they can do better when they assign an "expert" to do it for you . The short answer is NO, they cannot, DON"T WASTE YOUR MONEY!! The first person seems to knowledgeable, but after 45 minutes of going through the numbers, he suddenly said he just got a pop-up saying that my account got re-assigned to someone else, so after couple hours of trying to find out what happened though the "helpdesk", again, no one knows what's going on so blamed it on "Computer glitch" and said I had restart and get another "expert" assigned. So I did, and the second "expert" has no clue, she was ready for me to review and sign the return when I reminded her that she never asked me about the home sale and purchase and capital gains, even though she has all the documents uploaded in front of her. Her reply was that she was not qualified to do that and would have to transfer my return to a CPA and will get back to me next week. Imagine the consequences if you didn't ask that question...In any case, TurboTax is going backwards over the years, they are simply a high volume and low service outfit now that spends all their effort in upselling all the collateral products instead of focusing on the core software. I strongly recommend try other alternatives this year if it's not too late for you. You've been warned.

Price keeps going up on this but still my go to for filing. Easily import previous years data to start a return and you can import financial info from most institutions. Still pretty simple overall. No complaints.

I have used TurboTax for perhaps 20 years. For the past 7 years, I have been needing to take an RMD from an IRA that I inherited from my mom. This year there seems to be something amiss in the RMD math logic: after I put in my gross distribution amount followed by my lesser RMD amount, the program flags an error and seems to be resetting the gross amount to just slightly less than the RMD amount, perhaps by rounding. This flags as an insufficient RMD amount. To test, I removed the values and then put them back: for me the program is staying stuck. Hopefully, TurboTax will do an update soon. Never an issue before.... I just updated my review from 3 to 5 stars on 2/6/25 because the "bug" I described above was corrected by TurboTax (2/6/25). When I opened my in-process 2024 return today, a TurboTax software update occurred like normal, and the "error" I had before was no longer an error. My Federal return was now error free and complete, as is.