Windows Version Requirements Going Forward

[M-MTax]

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@docjon49 wrote:

Of course, IF the government would do away with or simplify the tax code then we wouldn't need CPA's or Tax program.

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Yep and I'll get hate mail for this but:

Keep the current corporate tax rate, payroll tax, and estate/gift tax. Levy a tax on annual incomes over $1 million only and institute a 20% national sales tax (exclude food, medical, housing).

[cwr64]

I bought the Block sw for $34 on Stack.  I did most of my return and it suddenly said I owed $5000 where for several years with TT I got a $300 refund.  My income and other stuff has hardly changed, including my RMD's.  Perhaps I made some mistake but I don't know what.  I took my stuff to a local and very experienced and well recommended tax preparer who uses Intuit's professional sw and for her $250 tax prep service, I am getting back over $700.

[user17634017183]

What innovation were you refering to?

[docjon49]

Am glad you did not pay 5K! 
TT is a good program, I just don't like the business direction they are taking.
Best wishes.

[docjon49]

No hate mail, but we disagree on estate/gift tax and especially on 20% national sales tax.

[M-MTax]

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@docjon49 wrote:

No hate mail, but we disagree on estate/gift tax and especially on 20% national sales tax.

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What? Keep the estate/gift tax or dump it? I don't really care either way, fwiw.

The national sales tax is intended to capture everything that falls through the cracks, which is now in the (almost countless) billions annually. There doesn't appear to be any way to recover the dollars that are a result of the underground economy or people simply not paying what they owe.

[docjon49]

Do appreciate the people in the shadow economy are screwing the rest of us, and I do believe the shadow economy is rampant.
Don't want to go too far off course; if we can eliminate the obvious government waste and out and out fraud, we can go a long ways to fixing our economy. Income tax was a temporary thing prior to 1913 and our budget was balanced by taxing things like whiskey.
Anyway, death and taxes will never go away. Turbo Tax will go to the cloud, and we will still fuss about it.

[RalphVT]

It looks like after MANY years using TurboTa, I'll be switching to a different tax prep software. TirboTax won't run on Windows 10, and windows 11 àwill not run on my PC. Doesn't make sense to buy a new PC just to use TirboTax.

[M-MTax]

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@RalphVT wrote:

TirboTax won't run on Windows 10, and windows 11 àwill not run on my PC.

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Isn't that somewhat of a short-term solution? You're good for this year in terms of switching to H&R Block or TaxAct but what about the 2026 tax year? If the other two developers stop supporting Windows 10 for 2026, you're going to be out of options.

[cwr64]

I tried H&R and maybe I made some mistake that I NEVER made with TT - said I owed $5,000+ instead of getting about $300+ back like last year.  I took my taxes to a well-respected Pro and she did my taxes for $150 and I am getting $700 back.   I am done with TT and H&R.

[M-MTax]

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@cwr64 wrote:

I took my taxes to a well-respected Pro and she did my taxes for $150 and I am getting $700 back.  

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That's a good deal and depending on the complexity it could be a great deal. You're likely much better off sticking with that preparer at that price in the future.

[terry406]

This will be the last year I use your software. Win11 is a total disaster and I will never put it on any of my system.  So the end results is I will go with someone else. I will have to use it online for the 2025 tax year which I HATE doing it online...  I have a feeling in the long run you will lose business because of this decision.

[sawdustguy]

I am basically in the same boat as you. I just filed my taxes using H&R Block software that still works with Win 10 as well as Mac OS Ventura. Worked flawlessly, downloaded all info from TT2024 data file. That's after being a loyal TT customer for over 20 years - Screw them, they no longer care about the common folk. Just received my Fed refund today.

[docjon49]

Glad to hear it worked out for you!!

[M-MTax]

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@terry406 wrote:

I will have to use it online for the 2025 tax year which I HATE doing it online...  I have a feeling in the long run you will lose business because of this decision.

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In the long run there won't be any business to lose because ALL of the tax preparation providers will be 100% online; there will be no desktop software and, hence, no operating system compatibility with which to be concerned. It's already headed in that direction.