OT: Follow Up On TaxCut

Well, it ain't perfect :( For the first time, ever, I did electronic filing and direct deposit of my refunds. I got emails today that my Federal AND state were rejected due to errors. This is AFTER their validation process said there were no errors in the return. And then I just got another email. The jist of it says: "Your Virginia tax return was rejected because of a problem with our electronic filing process. We apologize for this inconvenience. The problem will be corrected with an update that will be available soon. If you have not already filed your return on paper, you can electronically file your Federal return now. When the Virginia update is available you can download the update and resubmit the state portion of your return electronically (Note: The Federal return must be accepted by the IRS before filing your State return). " Since I already paid the $25 for electronic filing, I want it dammit! Larry

How was the program compared to TurboTax, Larry? I've been using TT for years but will not this time. It's going to take a while to enter all my stuff again, but aside from that, is Tax Cut easy enough to use? -- Slot Tweaks & Reviews www.slottweak.com "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Wdk0a.109628$[email hidden]... > Well, it ain't perfect :( > > For the first time, ever, I did electronic filing and direct deposit of my > refunds. > > I got emails today that my Federal AND state were rejected due to errors. > This is AFTER their validation process said there were no errors in the > return. > > And then I just got another email. The jist of it says: > > "Your Virginia tax return was rejected because of a problem with our > electronic filing process. We apologize for this inconvenience. > > The problem will be corrected with an update that will be available soon. If > you have not already filed your return on paper, you can electronically file > your Federal return now. When the Virginia update is available you can > download the update and resubmit the state portion of your return > electronically (Note: The Federal return must be accepted by the IRS before > filing your State return). " > > Since I already paid the $25 for electronic filing, I want it dammit! > > Larry > >

It's definitely leaner, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. I think the interface is simpler too. It seems more to the point, less about trying to sell you more stuff than TurboTax is. And when you print your taxes, if you print them, you get YOUR TAXES. Not 5 pages of taxes and 30 pages of other stuff you don't know what you're supposed to do with. In short, it gets the job done without the fluff. For some this will be better, for others it might not. Personally, I like the cleaner approach. Larry "GTX_SlotCar" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:b1sos5$16juvr$[email hidden]...

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> How was the program compared to TurboTax, Larry? I've been using TT for > years but will not this time. It's going to take a while to enter all my > stuff again, but aside from that, is Tax Cut easy enough to use? > > -- > Slot > > Tweaks & Reviews > www.slottweak.com > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:Wdk0a.109628$[email hidden]... > > Well, it ain't perfect :( > > > > For the first time, ever, I did electronic filing and direct deposit of

my > > refunds. > > > > I got emails today that my Federal AND state were rejected due toerrors.

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> > This is AFTER their validation process said there were no errors in the > > return. > > > > And then I just got another email. The jist of it says: > > > > "Your Virginia tax return was rejected because of a problem with our > > electronic filing process. We apologize for this inconvenience. > > > > The problem will be corrected with an update that will be available

soon.

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> If > > you have not already filed your return on paper, you can electronically > file > > your Federal return now. When the Virginia update is available you can > > download the update and resubmit the state portion of your return > > electronically (Note: The Federal return must be accepted by the IRS > before > > filing your State return). " > > > > Since I already paid the $25 for electronic filing, I want it dammit! > > > > Larry > > > > > >

Thanks, Larry. Any idea what the difference is between Tax Cut (deluxe or pro, whichever it is) and Tax Cut Standard? The Maine State tax form is 1 page, so I don't really need that. Any other differences that you know of? -- Slot Tweaks & Reviews www.slottweak.com "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:jet0a.110819$[email hidden]... > It's definitely leaner, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. I think the > interface is simpler too. > > It seems more to the point, less about trying to sell you more stuff than > TurboTax is. And when you print your taxes, if you print them, you get YOUR > TAXES. Not 5 pages of taxes and 30 pages of other stuff you don't know what > you're supposed to do with. > > In short, it gets the job done without the fluff. For some this will be > better, for others it might not. Personally, I like the cleaner approach. > > Larry > > "GTX_SlotCar" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:b1sos5$16juvr$[email hidden]... > > How was the program compared to TurboTax, Larry? I've been using TT for > > years but will not this time. It's going to take a while to enter all my > > stuff again, but aside from that, is Tax Cut easy enough to use? > > > > -- > > Slot > > > > Tweaks & Reviews > > www.slottweak.com > > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:Wdk0a.109628$[email hidden]... > > > Well, it ain't perfect :( > > > > > > For the first time, ever, I did electronic filing and direct deposit of > my > > > refunds. > > > > > > I got emails today that my Federal AND state were rejected due to > errors. > > > This is AFTER their validation process said there were no errors in the > > > return. > > > > > > And then I just got another email. The jist of it says: > > > > > > "Your Virginia tax return was rejected because of a problem with our > > > electronic filing process. We apologize for this inconvenience. > > > > > > The problem will be corrected with an update that will be available > soon. > > If > > > you have not already filed your return on paper, you can electronically > > file > > > your Federal return now. When the Virginia update is available you can > > > download the update and resubmit the state portion of your return > > > electronically (Note: The Federal return must be accepted by the IRS > > before > > > filing your State return). " > > > > > > Since I already paid the $25 for electronic filing, I want it dammit! > > > > > > Larry > > > > > > > > > > > >

I've been using TaxCut for 4 years now and it's very simple. Back then I tried using TT but seemed like overkill on all the reading. With TaxCut it's very easy to use and guides you through the whole process. If you used TT you can import those files into TaxCut for last years returns. Also, I had formatted my hard drive, but kept my previous years returns, so I just uploaded last years data and took me less than 15 minutes to file both my Federal and State Taxes with itemized deductions and file electronically. I like to get the Deluxe, because it comes with IRS publications, tax advisor, and you get the rebate for the state tax. After I installed the TaxCut cd, I then go to the website and download and purchase the state, then turn in the mail in rebate to get my money back for the state purchase. You also get rebate to file electronic. Joe Lomas Director of Competition & Marketing onlineracin.com We Provide Web Hosting Solutions frshosting.com "GTX_SlotCar" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<b22ai6$18481r$[email hidden]>...

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> Thanks, Larry. Any idea what the difference is between Tax Cut (deluxe or > pro, whichever it is) and Tax Cut Standard? > The Maine State tax form is 1 page, so I don't really need that. Any other > differences that you know of? > > -- > Slot > > Tweaks & Reviews > www.slottweak.com > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:jet0a.110819$[email hidden]... > > It's definitely leaner, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. I think > the > > interface is simpler too. > > > > It seems more to the point, less about trying to sell you more stuff than > > TurboTax is. And when you print your taxes, if you print them, you get > YOUR > > TAXES. Not 5 pages of taxes and 30 pages of other stuff you don't know > what > > you're supposed to do with. > > > > In short, it gets the job done without the fluff. For some this will be > > better, for others it might not. Personally, I like the cleaner approach. > > > > Larry > > > > "GTX_SlotCar" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:b1sos5$16juvr$[email hidden]... > > > How was the program compared to TurboTax, Larry? I've been using TT for > > > years but will not this time. It's going to take a while to enter all my > > > stuff again, but aside from that, is Tax Cut easy enough to use? > > > > > > -- > > > Slot > > > > > > Tweaks & Reviews > > > www.slottweak.com > > > > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:Wdk0a.109628$[email hidden]... > > > > Well, it ain't perfect :( > > > > > > > > For the first time, ever, I did electronic filing and direct deposit > of > my > > > > refunds. > > > > > > > > I got emails today that my Federal AND state were rejected due to > errors. > > > > This is AFTER their validation process said there were no errors in > the > > > > return. > > > > > > > > And then I just got another email. The jist of it says: > > > > > > > > "Your Virginia tax return was rejected because of a problem with our > > > > electronic filing process. We apologize for this inconvenience. > > > > > > > > The problem will be corrected with an update that will be available > soon. > If > > > > you have not already filed your return on paper, you can > electronically > file > > > > your Federal return now. When the Virginia update is available you can > > > > download the update and resubmit the state portion of your return > > > > electronically (Note: The Federal return must be accepted by the IRS > before > > > > filing your State return). " > > > > > > > > Since I already paid the $25 for electronic filing, I want it dammit! > > > > > > > > Larry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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