TurboTax for the Mac is Shipping from Intuit.

Dana Baggett reported that he just received his CD in the mail yesterday. Less is more this year. We reported some time ago that TurboTax for Mac 2004 is no longer a standalone product on CD. It is combined with the Windows product on the same CD. So, if one shops for it on a store shelf in a retail box, the Mac version will not be separately packaged. (Dana checked Staples on line to confirm the retail bundling.) While this may be seen by some as a cost-saving measure by Intuit and even worse, an implication that the Mac product has been downgraded, it actually is a benefit to Mac users who last year had but one version. This year there are three versions: Base, Deluxe and Premier as detailed here.

Installation this year is simplified. Drag the application folder from the CD to your hard drive. That's it! No activation codes. The availability of state downloads is posted here. [Dana Baggett]