TurboTax 2010 Features

No Easier, Faster Way to Get Your Biggest Possible Tax Refund

Automatically transfers more essential tax data into your return for greater ease and accuracy

• TurboTax 2010 eliminates more manual data entry, easily and automatically transferring:
  • Wage, salary, investment and mortgage information – the same data the IRS receives – from more than 250,000 employers and 300 financial institutions, banks and credit unions
  • Tax and personal information from last year’s tax return prepared on different software into the 2010 tax return via PDF
  • Interest income from financial institutions, banks and credit unions by connecting with customers’ Mint.com accounts
• TurboTax tailors the interview based on transferred tax information and information you provide so you see what’s relevant to you

Step-by-Step Guidance

• Guides you through your taxes step by step, like a GPS… with special guidance for first-time users
• Recommends deductions and credits based on your tax situation
• Is up-to-date with all recent tax law changes
• Shows you exactly how much money you are saving with each deduction and credit along the way so you can feel confident you are getting the biggest possible refund
• A summary screen shows you the immediate impact on the bottom line
• Real-time error check immediately catches errors and missed information so you can fix errors as you go
• Bookmarking allows you to flag areas of your return so you can quickly and easily come back later

More answers at your fingertips

• New streamlined and integrated help makes answers easy to get.
• With a single click, TurboTax quickly searches and brings together all the relevant answers from thousands of FAQs, articles and the TurboTax Live Community.
• Get instant answers from other TurboTax users and TurboTax tax experts online from TurboTax Live Community. Last tax season 12 million customers interacted with TurboTax Live Community
• TurboTax includes free customer support. Live tax advice from a TurboTax expert (CPA or enrolled agent) is available for an additional fee.
• Customers on Twitter can tweet questions to @TeamTurboTax for free tax, tech and product support.

Free Audit Support

• Audit Risk Meter identifies common audit triggers – like a home office and rental property – and provides actionable guidance to help reduce your audit risk before you file.
• Free Downloadable Audit Support Center provides step-by-step guidance on everything you need to know in the unlikely event that you are contacted by the IRS.

Fast Refunds

• IRS electronic filing is the fastest, easiest way for taxpayers to receive their federal refunds, in as little as eight days with direct deposit.
• TurboTax customers can also choose to put all or part of their refund on the TurboTax Refund Card, a pre-paid debit card. This is a particularly useful option for the over 20 million Americans who do not have bank accounts.
• With TurboTax, you can deposit your refund in up to 3 different accounts. You can also use all or part of your federal tax refund to purchase US Savings bonds, either for yourself or as a gift for a child or grandchild.

* All features are not in all products.  For a product feature list please see the product comparison chart.

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