eview--TaxCut vs TurboTax, Web-Based or CD-Based?

[2/17] Review--TaxCut vs TurboTax, Web-Based or CD-Based? One can do one's federal taxes online for free using software from either HR Block or Intuit if one starts from a link on the IRS web site as we previously noted. But how do the web-based versions compare with the boxed CD-based versions? This AP article compared them. The conlusion is that if one has a relatively simple tax return, then the online tax sofware does the job well--go for it, it's free. But if one has a relatively complex taxe situation, the CD-based versions are worth the extra cost. The reviewer, Heidi Vogt, sides with neither TaxCut nor TurboTax in pointing out that they both have relative pros and cons. We are equally divided between those using TaxCut and TurboTax at Macs Only! [Dana Baggett]