Get your taxes done using TurboTax

In the last month, as folks start to think about tax preparation, a number of taxpayers have done an internet search for TurboTax for purchase and come up with some suggested sites.  Google is very happy to take anyone's money to sponsor first top of the list advertizing and the scam artists have made use of that.

What are the "best prices" now in January, 2019 from reliable sources, including BJ's, Costco, Amazon if direct from Amazon and not from an unknown marketplace seller?  See at the end of this!

I've seen TurboTax CD-Desktop prices as low as $10;  So what does that tell me:

1. If it looks too good to be true, it almost certainly is "too good" and no doubt a scam.
2. Many posters who purchased from the various unauthorized sellers discover after installing the product that it does not quite operate correctly, particularly in online operations.
3. The seller is not authorized.
4. Doing a "Whois" or "Trace" I find out that the seller is typically hosted anonymously with no valid telephone number for the merchant, or listed at a number of GoDaddy or whoever is the registrar who took money to list the site.
5. Digging further on ping or similar, I usually find the real merchant site is not in the USA!
6. Conclusion:  Buying from an unknown source of questionable reliability offers to have:
   a.  Your credit card number sold to the world for use anywhere.
   b.  Your personal data stolen.
   c.  and a chance to learn Ukrainian, Russian, or Mandarin!

The two attachments show:
      A.  Intuit January pricing - note that it will increase as time passes and April 15 approaches
      B.  Costco January pricing - probably about the best around but likely similar elsewhere