You’ll Get the Biggest Refund
TurboTax will get you the biggest refund you’re entitled to—guaranteed.* If you get a bigger refund using any other tax preparation method, we’ll give you your money back. It’s that simple.
Covers Over 350 Deductions
With so many possible deductions, you may worry a few will slip through the cracks. That won’t happen with TurboTax Deluxe, Premier, or Home & Business. We help you find every deduction you deserve—and even search your return for missed deductions—so you don’t overlook any opportunity to save.
Gets the Full Value for Charitable Donations
ItsDeductible® (built into TurboTax Deluxe, Premier, and Home & Business) gives you retail values for over 1,000 commonly donated items, so you can take the biggest deduction possible. No more worrying about accidentally over- or undervaluing a donated item.
Simplifies Deducting Medical Expenses
TurboTax Deluxe, Premier, and Home & Business do all the math and tell you if you qualify to deduct your medical expenses.
Shows You Where You Stand
TurboTax displays your refund (or tax owed) on every screen and updates the amount as you answer questions.
*If you get a larger refund or smaller tax due from another tax preparation method, we’ll refund the applicable TurboTax federal and/or state purchase price paid. TurboTax Federal Free Edition customers are entitled to payment of $14.95 and a refund of your state purchase price paid. Claims must be submitted within sixty (60) days of your TurboTax filing date and no later than 6/15/10. E-file, Audit Defense, Professional Review, Ask a Tax Expert, Refund Transfer and technical support fees are excluded. This guarantee cannot be combined with the TurboTax Satisfaction (Easy) Guarantee.
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Preparing and Filing Your Taxes with TurboTax Is Easy
TurboTax asks you questions in plain English, and puts your answers on the right tax forms. What could be simpler?
Special Guidance for First-Time Users
We walk you through doing your taxes step-by-step, with guidance designed specifically for people new to tax software. In fact, TurboTax works like a GPS, showing you exactly what to do at every turn and giving you clear, easy-to-follow directions … all the way to your biggest refund.
Handles the Changes in Your Life
Buy or sell a home? Have a baby? Change jobs? Get married? TurboTax Deluxe, Premier, and Home & Business ask you simple questions to learn what’s changed in your life, and then automatically fill in the right tax forms for you. These tax preparation products also look for deductions and credits based on your answers to help you take advantage of every opportunity to save.
TurboTax or the “Tax Store?”
Why choose TurboTax over a “tax store?” It’s simple: with TurboTax, it’s easy, it’s less expensive, we provide all the guidance you need, and your maximum tax refund is guaranteed. Take a look at how TurboTax stacks up to the tax store.
Collects Your Tax Information for You
TurboTax can get W-2 information directly from over 100,000 companies and investment information from several well-known financial institutions, and then automatically put it into the right places on your return. With just a few clicks, your return could be half-way done.
Answers Your Tax Questions
Got a question? No problem. TurboTax provides answers to commonly asked tax questions on every screen. Plus, with our new Live Community, (included FREE with TurboTax Basic, Deluxe, Premier, and Home & Business) live answers from tax experts and fellow TurboTax customers are just a click away.
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You’re Never Alone: We Have All the Help You Need
Doing your own taxes with TurboTax doesn’t mean you’re on your own - far from it.
If you have questions, our Solve It Center™ is just a click away, and gives you the answers you need. From determining what’s deductible to understanding how the 2009 Stimulus Package affects you - we have the answers to show you just what to do.
Online Chat
Chat with Tina, our TurboTax Interactive Agent, for instant help. She’s available 24/7 to answer your questions about TurboTax … simply type in your question and click “Ask Tina.”
Ask the Community
Get your tax questions answered by our Live Community of tax experts and TurboTax customers like yourself. You can ask questions, see what others are asking, view answers to others’ questions, answer questions, and vote on answers.
FAQs and Answers
Browse or search our award-winning support website. Get answers specifically related to where you are in your tax return … or take a look at hot topics, most viewed answers, tax news and blogs. It’s all just a click away.
Talk to a Person
Free product support from our Customer Care representatives is just a phone call away (TurboTax Basic and above). Additionally, with our Ask a Tax Expert feature, you can get personalized, one-on-one tax help by phone (fees apply).
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Helps You Reduce Your Audit Risk
Concerned about being audited? With TurboTax, you don’t have to be. Our Audit Risk Meter™ helps you reduce your chance of an audit.
Accurately Calculates Your Taxes—Guaranteed
TurboTax does all the math for you and we guarantee its accuracy. Chances are very slim, but if you should get hit with an IRS or state penalty or interest because of a TurboTax calculation error, we’ll pay you the penalty and interest.
Checks Your Return for Errors
Before you file, TurboTax double-checks your tax return for accuracy and completeness, then we help you fix any errors or omissions. Rest assured your taxes are done right.
Helps You Steer Clear of Trouble
TurboTax Deluxe, Premier, and Home & Business scour your return for common audit triggers, then give you plain-English help for correcting them. The easy-to-read Audit Risk Meter™ shows your chances of being audited, so you know where you stand every step of the way.
Includes FREE Audit Support Center
You can count on us to be there for you in the very unlikely event you get audited. Our new Audit Support Center provides downloadable step-by-step guidance that tells you everything you need to know if the IRS contacts you.
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The #1 Rated, Best-Selling Tax Software Brand Year After Year1
Last year alone, more federal returns were efiled with TurboTax than with all other consumer tax software combined. And you only have to ask our customers to discover why.
First Timer
I always do my own taxes each year but this year was different with my first home and the amount of donations I made this year. I was getting frustrated reading the instructions and the forms and a friend said she had just used TurboTax. So I went online and it worked like a charm. I am going to receive $1,000 more from TurboTax than I would have because it was easy to use and it took the frustration out of the ole fashion way. Thanks!!!”Richard B.
Amarillo, TX
Life Changes
I am a divorced mom with two children. I have been attending college full-time and have my Bachelor’s Degree. Now, I’m working on my Master’s degree. I have been living off of student loans and raising my children jointly with their dad. I am now a licensed elementary teacher looking for work, and I just filed my taxes for the first time alone in years! I feel great! Thanks for providing a valuable tax program.”Tracey C.
Klamath Falls, OR
So EASY!!!
TurboTax was so easy to use and everything was step-by-step… Thanks TurboTax, I will use this from now on… no more accountants and signing endless stacks of documents!”Lindsay G.
Ellwood City, PA
TurboTax consistently receives the highest marks from reviewers, making it the #1-rated² tax software, year after year. In fact, TurboTax 2008 was named “Editor’s Choice” by both CNET and PC Magazine and was the winner in product comparisons in USA Today and PC World.
Here’s what reviewers are saying about TurboTax:
TurboTax Deluxe 2008 — CNET Editors’ Choice
“TurboTax 2008 continues to produce the most complete and understandable do-it-yourself tax software on the market…TurboTax’s income-importing tools remain its best timesaving feature, and is almost reason alone to go with TurboTax 2008 over TaxCut.”— CNET, 2/5/2009
TurboTax Deluxe 2008 — “Explain[s] tax issues in very plain English” from The New York Times
“If you prefer a little more hand-holding, nicely designed icons, pop-up text boxes that explain tax issues in very plain English — and a sequence of steps that is so well organized you wish you could turn it loose in your garage — go with TurboTax, from Intuit.”— M.P. Dunleavey, The New York Times, 2/8/2009
TurboTax 2008 — “TurboTax is the Lexus of tax software programs” from USA Today
“In our annual test drive of tax software, TurboTax was again the winner, offering superior navigation, clearer instructions and more useful import features.”— Sandra Block, USA Today, 2/19/2009
TurboTax Premier 2008 — “In our tests, TurboTax…came out on top” from The Wall Street Journal
“TurboTax, the long-standing sales leader, came out on top…we found it generally more user-friendly, easier to navigate and easier to understand.”— Wall Street Journal, 3/4/2009
PCMag.com Editors’ Choice Award Logo is a trademark of Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. Used under license. Reprinted from www.pcmag.com January 16, 2009, with permission. Copyright © 2009 Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. All Rights Reserved.
1. Based on aggregated sales data for tax year 2008 and press reviews for TurboTax Deluxe and Premier for tax year 2008.
2. Based on press reviews for TurboTax Deluxe, Premier, and Home & Business for tax years 2007 and 2008.
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Your Information Is Always Protected
TurboTax makes protecting your personal and financial information a top priority. Whether you choose a TurboTax CD, a TurboTax download, TurboTax Online, or free tax filing with TurboTax Online Free Edition, we’ve got you covered.
Only You Can Access Your Return
TurboTax CDs and downloads store your information right on your computer. You can choose your own password to protect your personal information.
TurboTax Online stores your information on a firewall-protected server and can only be accessed using your unique user name and password.
Your Information Travels Safely
Your TurboTax session is secure. TurboTax Online shields your personal information from prying eyes while you’re completing your return.
TurboTax uses the same encryption technology used by banks to efile your return. This means that your information is protected from any unauthorized access while it’s electronically sent to the IRS and state agencies.
