US Professional Tax Software

TurboTax

TurboTax Business and TurboTax Home & Business are considered top professional tax software programs. TurboTax Home & Business does a very good job at explaining things to users. It has an easy-to-use interview that fills most things in for you and if you don’t understand a question, it has an extensive help section. TurboTax is very user-friendly if it’s set up with tabs at the top for the various types of taxes making it easy to navigate. TurboTax Home & Business imports data from Quicken and QuickBooks and fixes errors you may not pick up on. A few other features that make this software one of the best for professional taxes are:
• Year-to-year deduction comparisons
• Medial expense expert
• Audit defense
• Direct deposit of refunds

TaxCut

TaxCut Premium is a good choice for a professional tax software program. It has an easy to follow interview to help fill in the blanks and has a user-friendly interface. TaxCut provides free audit support for electronic filing and easy data transfer from such programs as Quicken and MS Money. There are a few things wrong with TaxCut, however, such as filling some forms out manually and having no tech support on the weekends. You also should review over your information after you complete your taxes because TaxCut doesn’t seem to catch all of errors that may be made. Overall TaxCut Premium remains a good, quality product.

TaxBrain

TaxBrain is the fastest of all online tax software but lacks in premium features that could boost it’s popularity. There is everything you essentially need on TaxBrain, but navigating is not always the most convenient. TaxBrain doesn’t offer many tax preparation features, but it does offer additions such as quirk loans and different archiving options. As for help, they respond over e-mail, through telephone contact, and post FAQ questions and boards. TaxBrain is quick at getting the job done. Just don’t expect much extra than the basics with TaxBrain.