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TaxCut vs TurboTax: Which Tax Software to Buy for Tax Year 2008

By Shelley Elmblad, About.com

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Pricing for TaxCut and TurboTax

Is TurboTax or TaxCut less expensive tax software?

TurboTax or TaxCut?

TurboTax Prices
TurboTax prices range in price from free for TurboTax Online Free Edition to $99.95 for TurboTax Home & Business. TurboTax Online versions cost about $30 to $40 less than the desktop versions retail prices, but TurboTax desktop includes 5 free federal e-files where TurboTax Online offers one.

See TurboTax Versions and Prices for detailed pricing information.

TaxCut Prices

TaxCut Online software ranges from free to $39.95 (TaxCut Onlne Premium functions as a Home & Business version). TaxCut Online also offers TaxCut Signature (you enter data, a tax professional reviews return before filing) for $79.95 and Online Office (you answer some questions online, a tax professional does the rest) starting at $99.95.

TaxCut desktop software ranges from $19.95 to $79.95 for TaxCut Home & Office. All desktop versions include 5 federal e-files.

See TaxCut Versions and Prices for detailed pricing information.

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