Nearing70
Returning Member

Is Turbo Tax Good For What-If Analysis and Tax Planning?

I am between 59-1/2 and 70.  I am looking for software that can easily perform what-if analysis - in particular, with regards to balancing long term capital gains I may choose to take vs early IRA withdrawals.  I want to maximize early IRA withdrawals while keeping my tax liability near zero.

 

 

In general, the quick online calculators, and some of the Turbo Tax options I have looked at are not convenient in so far as you generally have to run through a long series of questions for each case you want to run.  The calculators do not generally remember your previous responses.

 

I want something that I can set up a base case with (entering all personal information and running through all the various questions regarding deductions, rental income, dividends, capital gains, and IRA withdrawals ONCE).  I then want to run cases where, for example, I vary only the IRA withdrawals.  I do not want to run through all the base case questions again for each case.

 

Does TurboTax have a product that can easily do this type of what-if analysis?