Tax Year 2012 Consumer 1040 Products
TaxACT federal and state 1040 consumer products are available as online, tablet and desktop applications. Desktop customers can download software directly from our web site and/or order a CD-ROM (S&H fees apply).
Preview versions of TaxACT federal products are released in early October for year-end tax planning and early preparation; final versions of federal products and state editions are released in early January.
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Free Federal Edition
Free to prepare, print & e-file – for everyone
- Covers far more than just simple returns - itemized deductions, rental income, investments, business expenses, depreciation & other complicated returns (view forms)
- All e-fileable forms
- Quick Convert® and data import from PDF of last year's return prepared by TurboTax® or H&R Block At Home®
- Step-by-step guidance with fast help in the enhanced Answer Center, plus free e-mail, online & audit support
- Guaranteed maximum refund fast
- Accuracy Guarantee
- Use TaxACT Online on a tablet browser or download our free app that allows interchangeable use with TaxACT Online with same user name and password
- Guidance for 1 Life Event of your choice, plus Hurricanes & Other Disasters
- Quick entry for W-2, 1099 & 4562 data
- Bookmarks, tax glossary, college financial aid worksheet
+ More Information
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Online & Tablet App
FREE (State $17.95**)
Download/CD-ROM#
FREE (State $14.95)
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Online & Tablet App**
1 free Federal return
Download/CD-ROM#
1 free Federal return
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Deluxe
Recommended for returning users. Everything in Free Edition plus extra tax help and tools:
- Multiple import options: last year's TaxACT return, investment data, W-2 from select payroll providers, GainsKeeper, and TradeLog
- New & Improved! TaxTutor Guidance - easy-to-follow explanations, tips & strategies written by a team of accountants and CPAs, with information tailored to each interview question
- Unlimited Life Events guidance & tips throughout the interview
- Donation Assistant® - tracks non-cash donations & provides certified values for nearly 1,300 commonly donated household items
- Use TaxACT Online on a tablet browser or download our free app that allows interchangeable use with TaxACT Online with same user name and password
- As-you-go access to forms as PDFs upon product payment
- Extra tax reports, calculators and next year planning tools
+ More Information
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Online & Tablet App**
$12.95 (State $9.00) - no payment required until you print or e-file
Download/CD-ROM#
$12.95 (State $14.95 or see Ultimate Bundle)
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Online & Tablet App**
1 free Federal return
Download/CD-ROM#
1 free Federal return, up to 4 more Federal returns $7.95 each - prepare & print unlimited returns
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State
- Less than half the price of most state solutions!
- Federal data transfers to state forms - finish a state return in minutes
- All non-resident and part-year forms
- Use TaxACT Online on a tablet browser or download our free app that allows interchangeable use with TaxACT Online with same user name and password
- As-you-go access to forms as PDFs upon product payment
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Online & Tablet App**
$17.95 per State - no payment required until you print or e-file
Download/CD-ROM#
$14.95 per State
All States $59.95
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Online & Tablet App**
1 free State return
Download/CD-ROM#
$7.95 per return (fee does not apply to NY state returns) - prepare & print unlimited returns
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Ultimate Bundle
Best value for federal + state returns
- Includes Deluxe plus your choice of 1 State
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Online & Tablet App**
$21.95 - no payment required until you print or e-file (over $24 value)
Download/CD-ROM#
$21.95 (over $27 value)
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Online & Tablet App**
1 free Federal return, 1 free State return
Download/CD-ROM#
1 free Federal return, up to 4 more Federal returns and State returns $7.95 each (fee does not apply to NY state returns) - prepare & print unlimited returns
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Unlimited Phone Support
One-on-one tax and program help for the entire tax year for a one-time fee of $7.95
Included in Deluxe upon product payment.
Data Archive Service Online & Tablet App
$6.95-$13.95 depending on product & purchase date
Unlimited access to Online returns for 3 years after filing deadline – finish or print a return, or plan for next year
* All prices and product features subject to change without notice.
** Tablet prices may vary
# CD-ROMs available for S&H fee
## E-file fees do not apply to New York State returns
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