I hate Turbo Tax, (What comes after n + 1th?)

What, in the name of all that's holy, can this blather mean?

• How am I supposed to be able to "specify the duration" of my consent?
• "The following statement applies," except there isn't any following statement.
• And my favorite, "if we obtain your signature on this form by conditioning our services on your consent, your consent will not be valid. . . . we need your permission to . . . see if you are eligible for etc. etc." Doesn't that mean they are conditioning their services on my consent? (And why in the world do they need to check my age, state of residence, et cetera. They've already got all that information.)

I hate TurboTax, nth and last

So TT presents me with a very nice screen showing how this year's income and taxes and deductions compare with last year's. It sure would be nice to be able to print that screen. Yep, it sure would be nice.

I hate TurboTax, 293

Good news! Based on what you've entered so far qualify for an IRA deduction of $4300.

You will need to complete your return before we can show you your actual results.

Watch for your actual IRA deduction results later on after Deduction & Credits.

I swear, they don't have any editors working at that place.

I hate TurboTax, 4

When TT asks me for a number, I get it either from one of the "important tax documents" that we've received in the mail or from a spreadsheet I keep on the computer. If I get the number from an "important tax document," I type it into TurboTax. If I get the number from a spreadsheet, I copy it and paste it into TurboTax--NOT! TurboTax doesn't allow copying and pasting; I have to type the number.

Let me repeat that: TurboTax doesn't allow copying and pasting!

I hate TurboTax, 3

One of the TT screens reads:

Business and Other Property

If you're a consultant or contractor, or own a small business, we'll guide you through entering all of your income and help you find business-related deductions. We'll cover
Business profits or losses [link: more info]

[link: "What paperwork do I need?"]

Did you have any of the above items in 2009?

Back........... Yes ..............No

Let's ignore the unneeded comma in "If you're a consultant or contractor, or own a . . ." and focus instead on whether I had "any of the above items."

What items? There aren't any "items" listed above (or anywhere else) that I might have had or not had. Presumably, the program wants to ask me: "Were you or your wife a consultant, contractor, or small business owner in 2009?"

The writing on this screen and on main others is just plain sloppy.

Addendum: A challenge to the reader. Find this screen in your copy of TurboTax. If you can, you're better than me. I've looked and searched but the screen no longer appears. I thinks it's one of the many screens that TT lets you see only once. If you want to see it again, you're out of luck. If you need to see it again, you have to start a new return.

I hate TurboTax, 2

TurboTax wants to know "what changed in 2009" and offers this list:
Well, no, I didn't have a college expense in 2009, but I did have one a few years earlier that is still generating deductions on our state return. Should I check this box or not?

And no, I wasn't self-employed in 2009, but my wife certainly was and we are filing a joint return. She was also self-employed in 2008, so this is not a change in 2009. But the form doesn't say "I became self-employed," it says "I was self-employed." Should I check this box or not?

I hate TurboTax.

I hate TuboTax, 1

I just downloaded TurboTax from Amazon. It probably took 20 minutes or so. OK, no big deal -- it's a big program.

When it finished downloading, I installed it. Another 10 minutes or so. And again, no big deal -- it's a big program.

After installing it, I launched it and the very first thing it did was advise me to check for updates. Which I did. There were 5 different sets of updates, all of which it proceeded to download and install. Another 10 or 15 minutes. Now this is a big deal. If TurboTax cared about its users, it would update its files on Amazon (and its other distribution sites) every night so that all of the next day's downloads would be up to date. It doesn't do that because it would cost them a little money to do it. It's easier and cheaper to make the customers waste their time.

I hate TurboTax.