Tax Cut's Offer
Yesterday, I received a copy of H&R Block's Tax Cut Deluxe + State on a "try-it-before-you-buy-it" basis. If I like it, I pay $29.95. I don't normally buy the Deluxe version because I have never really needed it. The reason I am considering this deal is that is comes with the following:
- One FREE e-filing after main-in-rebate ($15.95 value) - Why they charge to do an e-file I'll never know. Who buys software so that they can MAIL in a return. I think that's the "gotcha" with tax prep software programs. I hate being bilked.
- FREE Microsoft Money 2006 Standard after mail-in-rebate ($29.95 value)
- $10 mail-in rebate on H&R Block DeductionPro software - I probably wouldn't use this.
- $20 mail-in rebate on Kiplinger's Complete LegalPro software with qualifying TaxCut purchase - I probably wouldn't use this either.
I have used TaxCut for a number of years now and have always been happy with it. But, I will probably wait until I see the software on sale in the stores to see which deal is the best. I don't want to pay for something I don't need. I will say that these companies have done an amazing job at making it hard to figure out which is the best deal. You think they planned it like that?
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fyi - check out Walmart - I noticed yesterday they had the Taxcut Deluxe + State edition for $19.95, the cheapest price I have seen so far.
Now you've done it! You've hit on my biggest pet peeve "mail in rebates." I currently have over $600 in mail in rebates just sent out. After spending hours filling out forms, cutting UPCs, photocopying, stuffing everything in an envelope and dropping it off on the post office, I figured I wasted about 2 hours of my time to get money back that should have simply been taken at the register. Now I just need to wait 6 to 8 weeks to get my money back. I'll probably stop by at Wal-mart tomorrow to pickup the Taxcut Deluxe sans rebate headaches.
I'm going to use TaxCut instead of TurboTax this year because the equivalent product is $10 cheaper and TurboTax does not include the free (after rebate) e-filing for the first time.
