# Income tax software: Is it worth $20?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-tax-software-is-it-worth-20/283606>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 7, 2005, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-tax-software-is-it-worth-20/283606 "2005-01-07T17:50:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2005, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-tax-software-is-it-worth-20/283606/21 "2005-01-08T18:47:47Z")

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Thanks for all the replies. I’ve puttered around with Tax Act online, and yeah, now I can see the value. I’ll be picking one up later this month. Thanks for all the responses!

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**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2005, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-tax-software-is-it-worth-20/283606/22 "2005-01-09T04:51:04Z")

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> [@jinwicked](#):
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> Will the tax programs handle the single proprietor business forms such as the Schedule C and self-employment tax?

Confirmation that they handle Sched. C. My wife’s whole income goes on Sched C, and we’ve never had a problem. It goes faster each year also. She keeps good records, which helps.

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**Author:** ![Brendan\_Donovan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@Brendan\_Donovan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brendan_Donovan)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-tax-software-is-it-worth-20/283606/23 "2005-01-09T16:35:26Z")

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No doubt in my mind that its worth buying. I’ve been using taxwiz and it save me a bundle of time and money. I get 5 returns per licence and those that gross less than $25 000 CAD get free returns. The best feature is that I can file my return electronically with the revenue agency. Taxes done and done well in less that 30 minutes.

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