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Rated 5 out of 5 by spankey 10 from i used TURBO TAX for years and will keep using it i will tell all my family and friends how great turbo tax is

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Rated 5 out of 5 by KimberT from I love Turbo Tax!! I have been using Turbo Tax now for the last 3 years or so and I love it!! It is simple to use and is very user friendly.

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Rated 5 out of 5 by Athena86 from Excellent User-friendy, easy to follow, shows the estimate before you file

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Rated 5 out of 5 by sierrasisi from Super Reliable Tax Service. Love it Here I've been using turbotax consecutively for the last 6 years confidently and have learned about taxing and credit from this service. Thank you TurboTax and it's customer service for making taxes not a begrudging experience but one I anticipant each year. I know it will be an easy yearly requirement to handle and that all potential deductibles were offered to me.

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Rated 5 out of 5 by Sin Dolor from Anxiety Free Robin of 10 Yrs assisted me through the entire process. This was my first time using this process to file.

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Rated 5 out of 5 by Trocker1 from Turbo Tax is Awesome Turbo Tax is Awesome! Easy to follow and work with.

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Rated 2 out of 5 by Okiedoke01 from Be Honest I hate how it says its free but then charges you for all this crap! The step by step is helpful though.

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Rated 5 out of 5 by tr2010 from love it! have used turbo tax for a number of years - it's easy, accurate, & fast - thanks so much!

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Rated 5 out of 5 by BUDMC from VERY EASY Great way to do your taxes, I have been using them for many years.

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Rated 5 out of 5 by kyandle from Easier than I thought! Great experience! Our tax guy, Brad was 5 star. Did great job! Hope he's our tax expert next year.

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Rated 5 out of 5 by spankey 10 from i used TURBO TAX for years and will keep using it i will tell all my family and friends how great turbo tax is

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Rated 5 out of 5 by KimberT from I love Turbo Tax!! I have been using Turbo Tax now for the last 3 years or so and I love it!! It is simple to use and is very user friendly.

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Rated 5 out of 5 by Athena86 from Excellent User-friendy, easy to follow, shows the estimate before you file

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Rated 5 out of 5 by Sin Dolor from Anxiety Free Robin of 10 Yrs assisted me through the entire process. This was my first time using this process to file.

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Rated 5 out of 5 by Trocker1 from Turbo Tax is Awesome Turbo Tax is Awesome! Easy to follow and work with.

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Rated 2 out of 5 by Okiedoke01 from Be Honest I hate how it says its free but then charges you for all this crap! The step by step is helpful though.

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Rated 5 out of 5 by tr2010 from love it! have used turbo tax for a number of years - it's easy, accurate, & fast - thanks so much!

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Rated 5 out of 5 by BUDMC from VERY EASY Great way to do your taxes, I have been using them for many years.

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Rated 5 out of 5 by kyandle from Easier than I thought! Great experience! Our tax guy, Brad was 5 star. Did great job! Hope he's our tax expert next year.

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