Compare TurboTax Online Tax Software
TurboTax Online
|
Free EditionFREE |
Basic
$29.95
|
Deluxe
$49.95
|
Premier
$74.95
|
Home & Business
$99.95
|
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy to use, easy to file |  |
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Asks easy questions, checks for errors, and fills out the IRS forms | |
|
|
|
|
|||||
 Efile to get your refund in as few as 8 days**IRS typically estimates 8-15 days for efile with direct deposit. |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Displays a running total of your refund Preview | |
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Close Preview
Watch as TurboTax adds up your refund. See if you get more money back by itemizing or taking the standard deduction. 
|
||||||||||
| Extra help and import features | |
|
|
|
||||||
 The Live Community provides personalized answers for your tax situation |
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
Close Preview
On each screen, ask experts and other taxpayers how they would handle your situation in our new Live Community. Or browse existing answers to similar questions. |
||||||||||
 Automatically retrieves W-2s from over 100,000 companies and investment info from several well-known financial institutions and puts the info in the forms for you |
|
|
|
|
||||||
| Transfers info from last year’s TurboTax return to this year’s—instantly | |
|
|
|
||||||
| Imports your info from TurboTax, Quicken®, and QuickBooks® | |
|
|
|
||||||
| Maximizes deductions for the biggest refund | |
|
|
|||||||
| Searches your return for more than 350 deductions, including mortgage interest, education, and medical expenses | |
|
|
|||||||
|
Close Preview
TurboTax uncovers common and commonly-overlooked deductions for your return. We help you qualify for every tax break, including the medical expense deduction. |
||||||||||
 ItsDeductible® instantly tells you what your charitable donations are worth—a $19.95 valuePreview |
|
|
|
|||||||
|
Close Preview
Get the deduction you deserve. TurboTax searches eBay® and other sources to find accurate values for your donated items. Take tennis shoes for example. You can deduct up to $46 a pair. 
|
||||||||||
| Helps you reduce risk of audit | |
|
|
|||||||
| Audit Risk Meter™ helps you reduce your chance of an audit |
|
|
|
|||||||
| Audit Support Center gives you step-by-step guidance on everything you need to do if you are contacted by the IRS |
|
|
|
|||||||
| Handles big changes in your life | |
|
|
|||||||
| Shows how life events—such as buying a home or having a baby—affect your taxes, so you can file with confidence |
|
|
|
|||||||
|
Close Preview
Know what to expect as you prepare your taxes. We’ll clear up any questions about your new tax situation. |
||||||||||
| Provides guidance for investments | |
|
||||||||
| Extra guidance for investments sales such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and employee stock options | |
|
||||||||
|
Close Preview
Relax. TurboTax automatically determines how the IRS will tax your investment profit—as regular income or at the lower capital gains rate. We even keep track of gains and losses that carryover from year to year. |
||||||||||
| Finds deductions for your IRA contributions Preview | |
|
||||||||
|
Close Preview
Get more out of your IRA. TurboTax helps you qualify for deductions that reduce your taxable income and boost your refund. Plus, it shows you how much opening an IRA now could save you on this year’s taxes. 
|
||||||||||
| 401(k) Maximizer shows how to increase contributions without decreasing take-home pay | |
|
||||||||
| Cost Basis Lookup quickly tracks and calculates historical cost basis Preview | |
|
||||||||
|
Close Preview
In just three easy steps, TurboTax determines your cost basis—the original price of investments you sold. It factors in stock splits, mergers, and acquisitions to find the exact price so you get the maximum tax benefit for your investments. 
|
||||||||||
| Uncovers deductions for rental property | |
|
||||||||
| Finds more deductions for rental property owners, including travel, advertising, and refinancing expenses Preview |
|
|
||||||||
|
Close Preview
Get every deduction you’re entitled to. TurboTax asks customized questions for landlords and uncovers rental property expenses that qualify as deductions. 
|
||||||||||
| Shows which depreciation method will get you the biggest deduction | |
|
||||||||
|
Close Preview
Leave it to us. When your property qualifies for more than one depreciation method, TurboTax calculates your deduction each way. We choose the method that gets you the biggest refund. |
||||||||||
| Provides guidance for self-employment income | |
|||||||||
| Tailors questions for sole proprietors, consultants, 1099 contractors, and single-owner LLCs Preview | |
|||||||||
|
Close Preview
It’s simple. TurboTax walks you through your personal and business taxes step by step. We ask easy questions based on your business profile and provide guidance—on demand. 
|
||||||||||
| Helps you maximize deductions, including vehicle, home office, and travel Preview | |
|||||||||
|
Close Preview
TurboTax reveals every deduction for your business and helps you qualify. Watch as we maximize your refund—guaranteed. 
|
||||||||||
| Points out deductions by industry so you don’t miss any write-offs |
|
|||||||||
| Helps prepare W-2 and 1099-MISC forms for employees and contractors |
|
|||||||||
| Chooses the most advantageous depreciation method for large purchases (assets) |
|
|||||||||
|
Close Preview
When you have options, we explore them. TurboTax calculates depreciation all possible ways, and uses the method that’s most profitable for your business. |
||||||||||
| Enter multiple expenses on one screen, line by line |
|
|||||||||
| Shows what startup costs new businesses can deduct | |
|||||||||
