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TurboTax Estimated Taxes Quarterly Income Tax Filer Win/Mac | 
 enlarge | From: Intuit, Inc.
Category: Software
List Price: $29.95
Buy New: $19.99
You Save: $9.96 (33%)
New (3) Used (1) from $13.29
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 8001
Platforms: Mac Os X, Windows Xp, Windows 2000
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 1.3
MPN: ITICD41561WI
Model: 297337
UPC: 028287415614
EAN: 0028287415614
ASIN: B000BKOVZO
Release Date: December 18, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
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| Features:
| • | Guides you through estimated taxes, step-by-step, quarter-by-quarter. | | • | Applies up-to-date tax laws to your situation. | | • | Calculates your quarterly payments according to IRS guidelines. | | • | E-files your quarterly payments for free, or prints them for mailing. | | • | 12 Month Online Service Subscription |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Intuit TurboTax 1040 Estimator for Tax Year 2005. For Windows only.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Not up to TurboTax standards! January 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I absolutely love using Turbotax for my taxes. I tried the chief competitor one year (stunk). I tried a tax professional (horrific, no understanding, fixed THEIR errors, and got charged extra for it). But TurboTax is consistently a great product.
The promoted estimated tax service online & the software are not well thought out and requires so much hacking that most people will likely give up and make a $0 "quick" estimate. I hope they don't get penalized.
I have trained 1000s of people in software and other technology aspects so I am very comfortable with software. I am NOT comfortable with this software and I am strongly considering dumping the TurboTax I love and going to a local accountant that can make me comfortable about paying my quarterly estimate.
Do not E- this one June 15, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
When using Turbotax to prepare my taxes this year, the prep software advertised this program. I thought it might be a good idea to simply e-file my estimated taxes also. However, this software is not simple to use. It isn't inutiative at all (no pun intended). The version I used is through inituit's website via an account, not a program I install on my computer. Sometimes the website is busy, so the program is temporarly out of service. I had thought I'd set up my account to automatically schedule a reminder and pay from my checkbook. However, today when I checked (it's time for the 2nd quarterly payment), I didn't get a reminder. When I tried to manually efile, I instead had to manually print out the estimated form and send the payment in the old fashioned way because efiling requires an earlier stamp than a postmark. Before getting this service, it's time to ask..."Do you really wish to make a simple process more complicated?" I wish I had said no.
Beyond Disgusted April 6, 2006
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I'm a freelance designer for the first time and thought that this would be a great tool for estimating my taxes each quarter. How wrong I was!
First of all, most of the features are not updated. Also, it only does Federal taxes and not State, which it says: "Feature unavailable at this time." In fact, I saw that on a number of these promised features and made me feel that my money is pretty much wasted.
At this writing, I am gathering up my information to take to H&R Block. I feel so insecure about using this software that I don't trust it. I plan on writing them a letter of complaint and then seeing if I can get my money back.
My recommendation: Try another method.
zero stars would perhaps be more appropriate March 19, 2006
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
Why bother with this, especially since it doesn't even do the job? Filing estimated taxes is a simple matter. Download the fillable PDF (1040-ES or 1040-ESE) from irs.gov, the calculations are trivial (you can construct a simple excel sheet for them if you want to). And for electronic payment enroll in EFTPS at www.eftps.gov.
 No more worries about getting a penalty or fine at the end of the year, or if the IRS got my payment! March 12, 2006
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
I'm a contractor and don't have taxes withheld throughout the year and I also have a part-time handyman business. It's easy to forget to pay estimated taxes and it's not something I like to do. I never really know if my payments make it to the IRS or if I'll get a fine or penalty because of something I forgot to do.
I used TurboTax Estimated Taxes to file my final 2005 payment and was impressed. It was really easy to use and I got my information set up in minutes. It sent me an e-mail reminder before the deadline so I wouldn't forget to pay (I won't have to remember myself anymore). I e-filed my payment to the IRS which was really convenient, and got a confirmation number so I knew my payment made it there on time.
My contractor income is about the same every year but my handyman business income can fluctuate a bit. It's a definite plus that I can transfer over my annual tax return from TurboTax to help me estimate this year's payments in the product's payment calculator.
Now I don't have to worry about the "when, what, or where" of paying estimated taxes every again!
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