Does the thought of preparing your tax return bring on high anxiety? Does tackling the mind-numbing complexity of tax forms and IRS instructions make you sweat? If you think there's got to be a better way, then you're absolutely right. E-finance leader Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) is out to prove to millions of tax filers that the free trial version of its No. 1 rated tax preparation software, Quicken® TurboTax®, is the best solution to their tax worries.
Available for immediate download, taxpayers can try TurboTax risk free and pay only when they choose to print or electronically file their tax return.
Taxpayers can use the free trial to do everything except print, view forms, and file electronically. When they are ready to print and/or electronically file their tax return, taxpayers pay $29.95 and receive full use of their software. Taxpayers can access the free trial version of TurboTax at www.quicken.com/taxes/turbotax/products.dcg and, through an arrangement with CNET Download.com www.download.com, the leading channel for electronic software distribution on the Internet.
"This is the perfect 'try before you buy' opportunity for frustrated tax filers who have had enough of the hassles of preparing taxes with pencil, calculator, eraser and extra copies of forms," said Bob Meighan, vice president of Intuit's Consumer Tax Group. "We've found that once a person tries TurboTax, and they see first-hand how fast and easy it is, they never go back to doing it the old way."
About Quicken TurboTax
Quicken TurboTax is the #1-selling tax preparation software program, with approximately 70% retail unit share in 2000, according to PC Data. Its web-based counterpart, Quicken TurboTax for the WebSM, is the most popular site for online tax preparation and filing services. In addition, Intuit offers Quicken TurboTax Home & Business, designed for the sole proprietor. The Automated Tax Return feature, which imports selected tax information from participating providers directly into the correct forms, is included at no additional charge in all of these versions of TurboTax. With 17 years of personal finance expertise, the TurboTax family of products saves time and money for more than 13 million Americans each year.
