Because TurboTax hides the vehicle excise tax deduction away in a section pertaining to boats and planes, I have missed this deduction for several years! Like most people, I own neither a boat nor a plane, so I didn't bother to visit this section at all. I do, however, like most people, own a car. It sure would have been nice if the software that promised to maximize my deductions had informed me reasonably of this (nearly universally applicable) deduction. I am not a tax preparation expert; I was relying on TurboTax to guide me as it claimed it would. Instead, it literally cost me hundreds of dollars in missed deductions. I am beyond frustrated right now.
