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TurboTax online software editions for the 2009/2010 tax filing season include TurboTax Free, TurboTax Basic, TurboTax Deluxe, TurboTax Premier, and TurboTax Home & Business. Join the thousands of tax software customers who are making the switch away from download and CD tax software towards the online variety. Prices are lower for the TurboTax online software editions and there’s no need to fumble around with software installation or to remember what you did with last year’s income tax forms. See the TurboTax Online Software Comparison table below to help you chose the TurboTax edition that’s right for you.

TurboTax Online Software Comparison and Price

TurboTax let’s you try their online software for free which is an additional benefit compared to purchasing the download or CD editions. For this reason first time users might prefer a TurboTax Online software edition. You only pay if and when you file your income tax return. Once you complete your federal tax return, you can chose to transfer your tax filing information to the TurboTax State online software edition that matches the federal edition you wish to purchase for an additional charge.

For more information and to check for any special offer prices please visit our TurboTax web page.

Turbo Tax Free edition for 2009 is now available online. Get free federal income tax filing and Turbo Tax’s biggest refund guarantee. Turbo Tax Free edition is available for online filing only, it is not a  Turbo Tax download or CD software edition. Never the less it is pure Turbo Tax.

Turbo Tax Free walks you step by step through your income tax return, and provides guidance designed especially for people who are new to income tax software. Turbo Tax Free will ask you simple questions and put your answers to those questions onto the tax forms. When you are finished, you simply click to efile or print your income tax return.

The 2009 edition of Turbo Tax Free offers even more benefits for first time and long time users:

• Turbo Tax Free is accurate so you can efile your income tax return with confidence. Turbo Tax Smart Check double checks your income tax return for errors.
• Turbo Tax guarantees their calculations are 100% accurate or they will pay any IRS penalties plus interest.
• Turbo Tax Free and premium editions can save you money since Turbo Tax is always up to date with the very latest tax laws.

Turbo Tax Free and the other Turbo Tax CD / Download editions are available on our site. This year free efile is included with your purchase of any Turbo Tax Online or Turbo Tax CD / Download software editions. If you have never tried Turbo Tax before, we recommend that you try an Online edition since the Satisfaction Guarantee states that “you may use Turbo Tax Online without charge up to the point you decide to print or electronically file” your income tax return.

IRS begins the 2009 income tax return season this month and has announced that IRS efile opens on January 15, 2010. IRS efile as we discuss on our web site is the process of filing out your federal income tax return and sending it to the IRS electronically versus sending your income tax return to the IRS through the mail.

According to the IRS web site, the efile service rolled out nationally in 1990 and delivered 4.2 million income tax returns. Last year the IRS efile service delivered over 95 million income tax returns or about 66% of all filed tax returns.

The free tax software found on our web site can be used to efile your IRS tax forms online or through the purchase of premium software. To get your income tax refund as fast as possible, choose the direct deposit option. The leading income tax software providers H&R Block, Turbo Tax, and Tax Act are quoting 8 days as the number of days to receive your IRS tax refund using the direct deposit option. The IRS states “in as few as 10 days” on their web site.

In contrast if you are planning to mail in your IRS tax refund and receive an IRS refund check by mail, that could take up to 6 weeks! For sure it is much faster to efile.