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From: LC.YRS@forsythe.stanford.edu (Richard Stanton)
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Subject: Re: Questions on QUICKEN/TURBOTAX
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Date: 11 Apr 90 06:22:37 GMT
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In article <1990Apr10.115314.5656@utgard.uucp>,
gary@utgard.uucp (Gary Manning) writes:
>I purchased the QUICKEN/TurboTax package from Price Club for $50.  I
>am very happy with both programs.  I also bought the Calif. module
>for Turbo Tax from ChipSoft (another $40).  I sent my return in today :).

Thank you everyone who responded to my questions. I also bought the
package from the Price Club for $50, and think it was definitely
worth the money (particularly as it's deductible).

Just a few points that may be of interest. TURBOTAX does NOT handle
the form 1040NR, which is not really a big deal, as I can at least
get the numbers right on the 1040 on the screen, then transcribe
manually.

In addition, while it does produce a 1040 or 1040A that is
acceptable to the IRS, you  need the right printer. It has a set up
for a DESKJET printer, so I assumed this would work for the graphic
1040. Right and wrong. It produced something that was about 98%
correct, but had several overlapping lines, bits in the wrong place
etc. Be aware that at the moment, the DESKJET+ is somehow not
LASERJET compatible enough (I thought both supported HP PCL Level
3). Chipsoft claim this should be fixed next year.

I love Quicken, though the little portfolio management program
(STOCK!) that comes with it is not perfect. It's good enough for my
small holdings, but a little gripe I have is that if you trade at a
particular price, the current price is not automatically updated to
match the price of the trade. You have to do it again manually. I
called the makers, who said something along the lines of "Don't
expect much from this program. It's really just a little thing to
draw people's attention to Wealth Builder", another program which
has a demo in the same package. In other words, don't expect too
much support here.

Richard Stanton
pstanton@gsb-what.stanford.edu