Mac OS X forum: Mac Tax Software

Mine came in the mail and was free.

Does Federal but not State.

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Quicktax says that they will have a program later this month available for Mac users. But becareful of their website because it does not tell you that what is there right now is not Mac compatible. You don't find that out until after you have paid for it and try to download it. However, they were really good about refunding my money.

I have used both TurboTax and TaxCut in the past and have found that TurboTax has become a little easier to use in the last couple of years. They are priced about the same and should both give you accurate results unless you have an extremely complicated tax return. If your income is under a certain limit you can use free online tax preparation software. You prepare your return and file it, all online and all for free. See http://www.irs.gov/efile/article/0,,id=118986,00.html

Last year I did my taxes on TurboTax, whatever-the-other-big-one-is and one I had never heard of, Tax Slayer. I used the same info, and Tax Slayer gave me the largest refund. I don't remember what I paid, if anything, but it wasn't much. And, it doesn't matter what computer you have, since it's online.

Thank you for your recommendation. i will have a try..to use this software.

record investment purchases and sales
- record capital gains distributions and dividend distributions
- maintain accurate records of purchases and cap gains to establish cost basis for tax purposes - I'd like to sell shares someday and take advantage of designating specific lots for sale instead of using average cost basis (this applies to taxable accounts only)
- be able to calculate annual and/or YTD return (I don't mind doing this manually within the spreadsheet) for all accounts
- get automatic price quote updates
- track multiple accounts and multiple investments

TurboTax may be more general and involves in a complete area.
I also tried TradeMax, for an international traders, I think it work better and more specific, I do not spam here, just be more objective. Different software have their own unique features. So, I have both