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TaxACT 2009 Deluxe

Packed with extra tax help & advice, FAFSA report and more. Prepare & print multiple returns at no additional cost.

Download - $12.95 CD-ROM - $12.95*

Recommended for returning users
TaxACT Data Import transfers key information from
last year's return, reducing time and error.

Includes Free IRS E-file - Get your refund in as few as 8 days**   |   System Requirements

Packed with features to make tax filing fast & easy:

• Enhanced!  TaxACT Import — Import essential tax data from last year's TaxACT return to save time and reduce errors.
• New!  Stock Import — Import stock transaction information provided by your brokerage company using a Comma Separated Values (CSV) file to save time and potential error.
• New!  Stock Assistant — Enter stock data quickly and get a summary of your investment income.
• Enhanced!  Donation Assistant™ — Maximize your non-cash charitable contributions by tracking donations and obtaining audit-backed values for 700+ commonly donated items.
• New!  Quick entry option — Enter data directly into forms or complete the step-by-step interview, including W-2 and 1099 data.
• Prepare and print unlimited tax returns. You can prepare & print federal income tax returns for yourself, parents, children, and more at no additional cost.
• Versatile printing options—Print multiple copies of tax returns, or print just individual forms.
• All-State Tax Planner - simply answer a few state-specific questions to estimate your state taxes for 2009, and your year-end state tax planning is done too. Available in the Preview Version only.
• College Student Financial Aid Worksheet - It's never been easier to complete the FAFSA. Prepare and print a handy worksheet with the tax information you'll need for the college financial aid you seek.
• Import capital gains transactions from GainsKeeper—Keeping track of your mutual fund, stock, and options transactions just got easier.
• Password Protection—Keep your data safe from others who may have access to your computer. You can assign a unique password to each return you create.
• Automatic Update Wizard—Auto-installs the latest version of the software.
• Handy "Tax Refund" or "Amount Owed" display—The refund or amount owed is constantly visible on-screen, updating automatically so you know your moment-to-moment tax filing situation.
• Multiple Federal refund options. Taxpayers who e-file with direct deposit can have their refund in as few as 8 days. You can also receive your refund on a TaxACT Endeavor Card™ Prepaid MasterCard® (debit card).
• New!  Use all or part of a refund to purchase U.S. Savings Bonds in increments of $50. You can also pay for your TaxACT product by deducting the amount from your refund.

Expert tax help, advice, & guidance is built-in!

• Enhanced!  Audit Assistant — Guides you through the process if you happen to be audited by the IRS.
• TaxACT® TaxPayer Support™ —  Doing your taxes is stressful – especially when you’re stumped by a tax question. Many do-it-yourselfers need the guidance of a tax specialist to walk them through specific tax situations. Via phone or e-mail, TaxACT TaxPayer Support provides Deluxe desktop and Online users access to a highly qualified panel of TaxACT experts at no additional cost.
• “Learn More” Self-help Feature.  Get answers to your questions faster! Help is on the way with the new “Learn More” link on Quick Q&A Topics.
• TaxACT TaxTutor Guidance - Every question in the TaxACT Deluxe Tax Q&A process is connected directly to the most relevant advice from TaxACT's TaxTutor Guidance. Featuring J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax, America's all-time best-selling tax guide, you'll receive timely tax tips that explain complex tax laws, pitfalls to avoid, recent tax law changes, tax filing tips, and year-end tax strategies.
• Informative Life Events advice assist you in determining how to handle over 30 major Life Events such as getting married, having children, selling your home, and others that have an impact on your taxes.
• In-depth Form Instructions give guidance for every entry in the Tax Q&A.
• Topic Search Feature.  Have a question about where to enter your tax information? TaxACT's Topic Search feature has been expanded to include even more topics. Just enter the keywords in the Search Box located in the top right corner of TaxACT's screen. You'll immediately be given a list of relative tax topics to guide you to the appropriate interview question.
• Alerts help you steer clear of problems—TaxACT meticulously inspects your return and alerts you to errors, omissions, and valuable tax-saving opportunities you may have missed.
• Online Help is only a click away! In-product online help guides you through using the program.
• Need additional assistance with your TaxACT Deluxe software? No problem! Receive technical support FREE from TaxACT by Email, Over the Web using our extensive online FAQs, and Phone (normal long-distance phone charges apply).

Powerful tools, reports, & extras!

• PDF Printing Capabilities.  No printer? No Problem. TaxACT's PDF printing functionality inside the program supports the ability to print anything to a PDF formatted file. The pdf file is a great convenience that you can take to a printer anytime, and it makes storing a copy of your return easier. No need to keep old versions of TaxACT around just to view or print your prior year return.
• Display Screen Auto-sizer.  Don't squint to see that form! TaxACT auto-sizes the forms displayed on your screen to whatever resolution you're running. Reading forms on your screen just got a ton easier.
• Tax Watch—TaxACT analyzes your current return and identifies areas that may be affected by next year's tax law changes. Plus, you get valuable tax-saving tips and financial reminders to help you minimize the impact of those changes.
• "Where Does Your Money Go" Table—Ever wonder how your tax dollars are spent each year? This handy component of the Tax Watch feature provides a summary of government tax spending percentages based on the taxes you paid in.
• Tax Calculator—Perform what-if scenarios with your federal income tax return without adjusting your actual numbers! This feature summarizes your tax return, and gives you the ability to enter adjustments, positive or negative, to see the impact on your taxes.
• National Averages Comparison—Identify potential "hotspots" that may catch the IRS's eye and know where you stand with the rest of the taxpaying public.
• Maximize your depreciation deductions—The Depreciation Summary, Future Years Depreciation Summary, and Disposal Summary Reports provide an easy method to review all of your assets in one convenient list to make sure that you are not missing out on any valuable deductions.
• Joint vs. Separate—With the click of a button, determine the difference in your tax obligation if you filed Married Filing Joint or Married Filing Separate.
• Loan Calculator—Calculate payments based on loan amount, interest rate and loan period. Plus, view and print your payment schedule!
• Savings Calculator—Calculate future value based on deposit amount, interest rate and savings period. Plus, view and print your savings schedule!
• Self-Employment Adjustments Worksheet—Simply answer a few interview questions and all of your numbers will automatically flow to the appropriate tax form. What could be easier?

Federal income tax forms you need - right at your fingertips!

• New!  All e-fileable forms for simple and complex returns — including Forms 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ and Schedules C, D, E, and F — answer simple interview questions and TaxACT will complete the correct forms for you.
• New!  Forms Preview. View Federal forms as PDFs as you complete the interview upon payment.
• Multiple occurrences of supporting forms? Piece of cake! Enter as many copies of a supporting form as necessary. If you changed jobs in the middle of the year and have two W-2 forms, TaxACT can handle it!
• Split your Tax Refund - you can have your federal tax refund split up and directly deposited into multiple accounts, such as checking, savings, retirement, college education, etc.  Just use Form 8888.

** The IRS estimates a typical e-filed return with direct deposit will be deposited in 8-15 days.

*** TaxACT can import tax data from PDF files prepared by the following software solutions: TurboTax®, TaxCut®, TaxSlayer, CompleteTax®, ezTaxReturn.com, FreeTaxUSA™, eSmart® Tax, On-Line Taxes, TaxBrain.com®, ATX™, Lacerte®, ProSeries®, and NTS TaxVision.

* TaxACT 2009 Deluxe includes one free federal electronically filed return. Up to four additional federal returns may be filed electronically for $7.95 each. Per IRS regulations, you are limited to 5 returns filed electronically.