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Filed under: Business, Office, Commercial

Which tax software equals the biggest return?

TurboTaxWe've seen a couple round-up reviews of tax software, and while features and ease-of-use matter, a question that shouldn't be neglected is: which will give me the biggest refund? AP's Ashley Heher pitted H&R Block's TaxCut, Intuit's TurboTax, and 2nd Story's TaxAct against eachother to find out. She found that while TaxCut and TurboTax had similar results $600 versus $588, TaxAct, somehow, came up with figure tiny by compare: $175. Of course YMMV with these things, but that $425 discrepancy is enough to give anyone pause.

Filed under: Office, Web services

Online taxt prep software reviewed

TaxesA couple weeks back PC World did a round-up review of three of the latest tax preparation software offerings. This week they're back with revews of five different web-based tax prep packages: Intuit's TurboTax, CCH's CompleteTax, H&R Block's TaxCut, 2nd Story's TaxAct, and Petz' TaxBrain. They break down like this, with total costs including both federal and state returns:
  • TurboTax.com: Still King (Total Cost: $45)
  • CompleteTax: Most Improved (Total Cost: $35)
  • TaxCut: Not as Good as the Box (Total Cost: $45)
  • TaxAct: Low Price (Total Coast: $23)
  • TaxBrain: Odd Man Out (Total Cost: $100)
And don't forget, if you qualify, you might be able to snag some of these services for free.

[Via Lifehacker]

Filed under: Finance, News, Windows, Productivity, Commercial

TaxCut includes free tax CDs in magazines




H&R Block is taking a cue from AOL. In major computer magazines this month, H&R Block is providing free CD-ROMs of its TaxCut tax software to readers. The CDs were spotted in PC Magazine and PC World. The same program costs $10 on TaxCut's Web site, so it's a pretty good deal. It's the federal version only, so H&R Block still can make money from you when you buy a state version (if your state has an income tax, that is). You just peel the plastic coating off and insert the CD into your Windows computers to begin installing it.

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Forumwarz - a potentially offensive time waster

I pwn UAfter spending the better part of an hour on Forumwarz I still can't decide if it's just sick or if it's kind of fun. It's a bit like a car wreck on the highway. I know I shouldn't be looking but I can't quite turn away.

It's sick, it's twisted, it's the internet on it's worst level and darn it, it's kind of fun. At least for a little while.

Forumwarz is a parody role-playing game that takes place on the internet - or at least the Forumwarz version of it. Your goal is to complete missions that are given to you through a mock up of GoogleTalk called Sentrillion.

Your first "friend" is ShallowEsophagus who begins giving you missions to pwn various forums by being a troll. Depending on the character type you are assigned at start up, you have tools like drooling on the keyboard or bashing your head on the keyboard that you can use to destroy forum threads and eventually, pwn a forum.

Future missions involve buying illegal software from the Russians, pwning more difficult forums and other internet oddness.

Completing missions gives you cash, called Flezz in game, and items that you can pawn or use in other missions. The game is NOT for those easily offended. It's crass, coarse and there are frequent f-bombs in the fake chat sessions.

This is also a game for a more mature audience as it requires you to shop at the Drugs R Fun store to get various concoctions to improve your playing, engage in certain cyber activities to get more Flezz and just generally use a more adult perspective.

If you can get past that, here are the more enjoyable and time-wasting aspects.

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