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From: dfazio@nachos.SSESCO.com (Dennis Fazio)
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Subject: Re: Comments on Macintax?
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Date: 17 Oct 90 15:31:07 GMT
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MacInTax has no competition in the Mac World. All the others are spreadsheet
based templates that are nowhere near complete. It has every form you would need,
and some state forms for extra cost. It makes tax preparation easy and practically
errorless, especially if you are unsure of the IRS rules and instructions. It will
automatically calculate all needed entries on every form, and it lets you know
when forms are incomplete.

Cons: I think the cost is a bit high. It's about $60 mail order, which is a great
value. Unfortunately, the upgrades are about $55 per year which is 50% of list.
Usually 25% to 33% of list for an upgrade is more fair. I consider this a bit
high especially in light of the fact that the tax laws and forms have not 
changed that drastically in recent years.  Unless you can share with a buddy or
two (you only need the program once for doing your taxes, though it also a very
useful tool for predicting next years taxes and thus tuning your withholding rates)
it will cost you $50 to $60 per year to use it.
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Dennis Fazio                     | Internet: dfazio@ssesco.com
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