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Try TurboTax Online for Filing Your Taxes and Say Goodbye to Paper Forever-Giveaway

March 10, 2015 by Kathryn 42 Comments

I’ve always enjoyed the challenge of doing my taxes, but it was after I started my website that I grew to enjoy it even more. Despite the fact I generally have to make payments at the end of the year, I look at those payments as a testament to the hard work I’ve done and the money I’ve made. Knowing I’m supporting my family doing what I love is one of the greatest feelings in the world.

But even though I don’t mind the effort involved, filing taxes does take up quite a bit of my time. I’ve always used the old-fashioned pen and paper method but this year, for the first time, I went digital with help from TurboTax Canada. Using the TurboTax Home & Business edition I was able to quickly and efficiently organize my tax information and get my taxes filed!

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What I love about TurboTax is the way it automates some of the lengthiest aspects of tax filing, like the many math calculations. By simply entering my basic income information, TurboTax will calculate the amount of tax I have to pay. Then I answer a few simple questions about my life and family to calculate my non-refundable tax credits and any other deductions as well.

It goes without saying that TurboTax is the quickest and easiest choice for a basic tax return. In fact, for the simplest returns with minimal deductions, it’s even free to file! But I will admit I was a little worried about whether it would work for my significantly more complicated return. Not only did I have my website income and expenses to declare, I also had the income and expenses from a partnership business to file as well. But there was no need to worry; TurboTax was more than up to the task! I was able to add income and expenses for both my sole proprietorship and my partnership in a flash!

I also have investment income from a savings account and some sales of stocks. The previous year was my first experience with stocks and so I wasn’t sure exactly what information needed to be filed when I filled out my return. So I investigated another of the features that makes TurboTax such a great choice for Canadians: the live chat option. I simply entered my question and after a quick wait I was able to chat live with a tax expert to get the information I needed. I learned that I only needed to enter the information on stocks I had sold and also how to calculate the proper amount to enter, information that will be of value to me for a lifetime.

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Best of all, when my tax return was complete, TurboTax provided me with a list of potential money-saving opportunities I might have missed. When the program suggested I double-check my boys’ activities in case any qualified for the Children’s Arts Credit, I leaned that my son’s recent Bricks 4 Kidz program was eligible for the credit!

Once my return was complete, it was just a matter of paying the fee and filing online using NETFILE. One of the features I especially appreciate about TurboTax Online is that I can prepare and double-check my entire return before ever paying a dime. Once I’m completely satisfied, I then make my payment and file my return. And because TurboTax offers a maximum refund guarantee and a 100% accurate calculations guarantee, I know that I’m paying as little as possible and submitting a return with calculations that are just as they should be.

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If you’ve never filed your taxes with TurboTax Online before, now is your chance to give it a try! Three lucky Mommy Kat and Kids readers are going to win an online code good for filing either a TurboTax Standard or a TurboTax Premiere return, a $35 value! To enter to win, just leave a blog comment about what method you used to file your taxes last year.

Though I had some initial reservations, I am now officially a TurboTax convert for life. The time I save filing my return makes the process so much more enjoyable and motivates me to get started on my tax return sooner. And I love that TurboTax includes so many useful tools that help me to find all the potential money-saving options available to me. From the RRSP calculator that illustrates my potential tax savings based on the amount of my RRSP investment to the live chat that helps me understand how to properly enter my information, TurboTax really does it all. Give it a try for taxes this year and see how much fun filing taxes can be!

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Comments

  1. Marie Constantineau says

    March 10, 2015 at 2:45 pm

    the husband does it all by hand and would love this program to make it easier

    Reply
  2. dani@lifeovereasy says

    March 10, 2015 at 4:34 pm

    I used TurboTax last year and I love it!

    Reply
  3. Dayna Wilson says

    March 10, 2015 at 4:47 pm

    I did it a year late, and efiled…silly me.

    Reply
  4. Victoria Ess says

    March 10, 2015 at 5:15 pm

    I did it by hand.

    Reply
  5. charityk says

    March 10, 2015 at 6:06 pm

    we went to h&r block

    Reply
  6. Nicole Jubleew says

    March 10, 2015 at 10:11 pm

    I filed online using tax software on the very last day.

    Reply
  7. andrea amy says

    March 10, 2015 at 11:32 pm

    I filed online using Turbo Tax!

    Reply
  8. Betty S says

    March 11, 2015 at 5:41 am

    we file on line using Turbo Tax.

    Reply
  9. Brenda Lacourciere says

    March 11, 2015 at 6:41 am

    I used a program online

    Reply
  10. Jennifer P. says

    March 11, 2015 at 8:52 am

    We used Turbo Tax, it’s great!

    Reply
  11. Doris H says

    March 11, 2015 at 9:05 am

    I used one of the free links on the government website.

    Reply
  12. Jody D says

    March 11, 2015 at 12:42 pm

    Our accountant has to do ours for the business, but my daughter tried Turbo-tax and loved it!

    Reply
  13. Carole Dube says

    March 11, 2015 at 3:49 pm

    We use Turbo Tax download, this year we going to try Turbo Tax Online.

    Reply
  14. Athena says

    March 11, 2015 at 6:51 pm

    With Turbo tax

    Reply
  15. SueSueper says

    March 12, 2015 at 2:54 am

    Last year I filed my taxes using a free software I downloaded, been using it for 3 years now. It works with Netfile.

    Reply
  16. Won Kim says

    March 12, 2015 at 5:26 am

    I filed online using Turbo Tax

    Reply
  17. Meekyung says

    March 12, 2015 at 10:45 am

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  18. Christina says

    March 12, 2015 at 10:52 am

    I filed online using Turbo Tax

    Reply
  19. Judy says

    March 12, 2015 at 11:52 am

    I filed on-line using Turbo Tax

    Reply
  20. Andrew P says

    March 12, 2015 at 9:23 pm

    I filed and did my own my taxes last year

    Reply
  21. Erinn says

    March 12, 2015 at 10:07 pm

    I love turbo tax! It makes tax time stress- free.

    Reply
  22. Carol Denny says

    March 13, 2015 at 6:32 am

    I filed online using Turbo Tax

    Reply
  23. Debbie W says

    March 13, 2015 at 6:32 am

    I filed at H&R

    Reply
  24. SCOTT H says

    March 13, 2015 at 11:19 am

    filed by mail last year

    Reply
  25. Carolle H says

    March 13, 2015 at 2:01 pm

    We did it on line

    Reply
  26. Jen M says

    March 14, 2015 at 4:14 pm

    Through an accountant

    Reply
  27. Marie S says

    March 14, 2015 at 5:57 pm

    I did under studio tax

    Reply
  28. aarone mawdsley says

    March 14, 2015 at 7:05 pm

    I did it through H and R block

    Reply
  29. Samantha h says

    March 14, 2015 at 7:20 pm

    I’ve used turbotax the last two years

    Reply
  30. darci says

    March 14, 2015 at 7:25 pm

    I used turbo tax for a few years and love it just not too organized yet this year

    Reply
  31. Deana says

    March 15, 2015 at 11:27 am

    A friend did it for me

    Reply
  32. Stacy Scott says

    March 15, 2015 at 11:37 am

    My Sister in law filed online using Turbo Tax last year for us =)

    Reply
  33. Andrea W. says

    March 15, 2015 at 8:34 pm

    We used Turbo Tax last year

    Reply
  34. penny says

    March 16, 2015 at 6:17 am

    i want to save some $$$$ and do it myself, without any mistakes..no fun finding out your refund is instead a payment!!!

    Reply
  35. Wanda Bergman says

    March 16, 2015 at 4:32 pm

    My husband did them himself.

    Reply
  36. Sunshine G says

    March 16, 2015 at 8:45 pm

    I Netfiled…so much saner than paper!

    Reply
  37. Anna W says

    March 17, 2015 at 2:54 pm

    Mine were done using turbo tax.

    Reply
  38. Josh S says

    March 17, 2015 at 9:58 pm

    Turbo Tax is where its at.

    Reply
  39. DianeG says

    March 18, 2015 at 5:00 am

    I filed by mail.

    Reply
  40. Rene says

    March 20, 2015 at 4:51 pm

    I used TurboTax – so easy!

    Reply
  41. Barb W says

    March 24, 2015 at 2:17 pm

    Turbotax!

    Reply
  42. David Gibb says

    March 29, 2015 at 7:32 pm

    online using tax software

    Reply

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