It is finally the right period of the year for tax filing, and therefore time for individuals to decide how they want their taxes filed. A person who prefers to prepare their tax return rather than use an accountant or a tax preparation chain like H&R have most likely come across TurboTax 2014. This is among the most desirable online tax services so definitely many users will be using TurboTax2014 software. But how does its prices compare to those of other online tax services?
TurboTax 2014
Whether a customer wants to file a 1040EZ or is interested in something more complex or to file for their little businesses, TurboTax 2014 has a solution. It offers free federal tax preparation for simple returns and three other additional packages. Those other packages are the deluxe, premier and home and business at $29.99, $49.99 and $74.99 respectively. In addition to this, their customers also get free online and phone chat.
As much as TurboTax 2014 and 2013 Taxes deluxe version costs slightly more than twice compared to similar services by their competitors, they offer a refund bonus for customers to make up for the extra cost. They offer the customers an option to get all or part of their refund back on an amazon gift card.
TaxACT
TaxACT undercuts TurboTax by at least half in terms of the software prices. A person using TaxACT will not pay nearly as much as one using TurboTax if they have to file an additional state. TurboTax costs $36.99 per state while for TaxACT only $5 is paid for an extra state is added. Although TurboTax is better if an individual is expecting the amazon gift card bonus and also if they want a large return, if the deductions are calculated in the beginning of the year so that they have to pay a little then TaxACT will certainly save them a significant amount of money. It also has applications on Google play store and apple app store that help check the status of the returns.
TaxSlayer
TaxSlayer is much cheaper than TurboTax and offers two paid services namely the classic edition and the premium edition at $12.95 and $32.95 respectively. With the most expensive choice, a customer is able to receive live tax advice but all the other services inclusive of the free edition offer free phone support. As much as TaxSlayer is cheaper than the TurboTax service, it is slightly more expensive than TaxACT at $14.95. It does not have a policy that gives back additional money.
