• An in-depth interview to help you receive maximum deductions and tax savings associated with home ownership, education and much more
  
• Interactive tax and income planning advice
  
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• Assistance on investment income and stock options
  
• Guidance for rental property income and expenses
  
• Automatic double-checking of your return for errors
  
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Operating System	Minimum Requirements
Win	Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, XP and Vista
Mac	OS X (10.4 or higher)
Browser	Minimum Requirements
Win	Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
Mac	Safari 2 or higher
Hardware	Minimum Requirements
Internet Connection	Required for updates, state downloads, e-file
Hard-Disk Space	170 MB for TaxCut, 55 MB for DeductionPro
CD-ROM Drive	2X CD-ROM drive (4X recommended)
Monitor	800x600, SVGA color monitor (minimum 256 colors)
Printer	Compatible ink jet or laser
Speakers and Sound Card	For videos/flash animation

TaxCut is a 32-bit application that has been tested and works on 64-bit operating systems.

1. How are the features of TaxCut^® Premium Federal + E-file different than TaxCut Premium Federal + State + E-file?
   TaxCut Premium Federal + State + E-file includes all of the features in TaxCut Premium Federal + E-file, plus 1 state program to make filing your state return at the same time fast and easy.
   
   
2. If I buy TaxCut Premium Federal + E-file, can I complete a state return?
   Yes. If you buy TaxCut Premium Federal + E-file and then decide you need to complete a state return, you may purchase it within the product.
   
   
3. If I buy TaxCut Basic Federal + E-file, can I e-file my federal return?
   Yes, up to 5 federal e-files are included for free in all of our TaxCut products. You can only e-file up to 5 federal returns per IRS limits.
   
   
4. Can I import tax and financial data from TaxCut, TurboTax^®, Quicken^®, Microsoft^® Money and DeductionPro^® into TaxCut?
   Yes, it's easy to quickly import your previous year's tax return from TaxCut or TurboTax, and your financial data from Microsoft Money, Quicken and DeductionPro. TaxCut walks you through the import process. And, working with the data you imported is easy. In the interview, TaxCut will automatically take you to the topics with imported data, where you can edit and delete it as needed. If you need help importing, click the Help button in TaxCut and look for the importing topic in the How to Use TaxCut section.
   
5. I'm self-employed. How can TaxCut Premium Federal + E-file help me ensure I'm filing my taxes correctly?
   TaxCut Premium Federal + E-file provides the self-employed with additional tax guidance with these extra features:
   • The Business Expense Assistant provides you extra information about allowable business deductions.
   • Our Depreciation Assistants help you determine basis, listed property and the allowable Section 179 deductions.
   • The Home Office Advisor helps you decide the tax consequence of your home office deduction.
   • Our Self-employed Retirement Advisor offers you options geared to your business needs and long-term savings goals.
   
   After our extra tax guidance helps you make the right choices for your tax situation, you can transfer the information from your federal return to your state return (purchase of TaxCut State required).

2008 TaxCut Software Forms Supported

Common IRS forms and schedules:
Form 1040 Individual Income Tax Return
Form 1040A Individual Income Tax Return
Form 1040EZ Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers
Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement
Form 1098-E Student Loan Interest
Form 1098-T Tuition Payment
Form 1099-DIV Dividends and Distributions Income
Form 1099-G Certain Government Payments
Form 1099-INT Interest Income
Form 1099-MISC Miscellaneous Income
Form 2441 Child and Dependent Care Credit
Form 8863 Education Credits
Form 8917 Tuition and Fees Deduction
Schedule A Itemized Deductions
Schedule B Interest and Dividends
Schedule C Profit or Loss from Business
Schedule C-EZ Net Profit from Business
Schedule D/D1 Capital Gains and Losses/Additional Gains and Losses
Schedule EIC Earned Income Credit
Schedule E Rents, Royalties, Partnerships, Etc.
Schedule SE Self-Employment Tax

Other IRS forms and schedules:
Schedule E-2 Rents, Royalties, Partnerships, Etc.
Schedule F Profit or Loss from Farming
Schedule H Household Employment Taxes
Schedule J Farm and Fisherman's Income Averaging
Schedule K-1 Partnership, S Corp, Estates and Trusts Income
Schedule R Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled
Schedule 1-1040A Interest and Ordinary Dividends
Schedule 2-1040A Child and Dependent Care Expenses
Schedule 3-1040A Credit for the Elderly or Disabled
Form SS-4 Application for Employer Identification Number
Form W-2G Gambling Winnings Worksheet
Form W-10 Dependent Care Provider
Form 982 Reduction of Tax Attributes Due to Discharge of Indebtedness
Form 1040-ES Estimated Tax
Form 1040-V Payment Voucher
Form 1040-X Amended Return
Form 1099-OID Original Issue Discount
Form 1099-R Distributions from Pensions, Annuities, Retirement, or Profit Sharing
Form 1099-RRB Railroad Retirement
Form 1099-SA Distributions from HAS, Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA
Form 1099-SSA Social Security Distributions
Form 1116 Foreign Tax Credit
Form 1310 Refund Due a Deceased Taxpayer
Form 2106 Employee Business Expenses
Form 2106-EZ Unreimbursed Employee Business Expenses
Form 2120 Multiple Support Declaration
Form 2210 Underpayment Penalty
Form 2210-AI Annualized Income
Form 2439 Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains
Form 2555 Foreign Earned Income
Form 2555-EZ Foreign Earned Income Exclusion
Form 3468 Investment Credit
Form 3800 General Business Credit
Form 3903 Moving Expenses
Form 4137 Social Security Tax on Unreported Tips
Form 4562 Depreciation and Amortization
Form 4684 Casualties and Thefts
Form 4797 Sales of Business Property
Form 4835 Farm Rental Income and Expenses
Form 4868 Automatic Extension of Time to File
Form 4952 Investment Interest Expense
Form 4972 Tax on Lump-Sum Distributions
Form 5329 IRA and Retirement Plan Tax
Form 5405 First-Time Homebuyer Credit
Form 5695 Residential Energy Credits
Form 6198 At-Risk Limitations
Form 6251 Alternative Minimum Tax
Form 6252 Installment Sale Income
Form 6781 Gains and Losses From Section 1256 Contracts and Straddles
Form 8283 Noncash Charitable Contributions
Form 8332 Release of Claim to Exemption
Form 8379 Injured Spouse
Form 8396 Mortgage Interest Credit
Form 8453 Electronic Filing
Form 8582 Passive Activity Loss Limitations/AMT
Form 8586 Low Housing Income Credit
Form 8606 Nondeductible IRAs
Form 8609-A Annual Statement for Low Income Housing Credit
Form 8615 Tax for Children Who Have Investment Income of More Than $1800
Form 8801 Minimum Tax Credit - Individuals, Estates and Trusts
Form 8812 Additional Child Tax Credit
Form 8814 Parent's Election for Child's Income
Form 8815 Exclusion of Interest from Series EE Bonds
Form 8818 Optional Form To Record Redemption of Series EE and I U.S. Savings Bonds
Form 8822 Change of Address
Form 8824 Like-Kind Exchanges
Form 8829 Expenses for Business Use of Your Home
Form 8839 Qualified Adoption Expenses
Form 8853 Archer MSAs and Long-Term Care Insurance Contracts
Form 8859 District of Columbia First-time Homebuyer Credit
Form 8862 Information to Claim Earned Income Credit after Disallowance
Form 8880 Credit for Qualified Retirement Savings Contributions
Form 8885 Health Coverage Tax Credit
Form 8888 Direct Deposit of Refund to More Than One Account
Form 8889 Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
Form 8901 Information on Non-Dependent Qualifying Children
Form 8903 Domestic Production Activities Deduction
Form 8910 Hybrid and Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit
Form 8914 Exemption Amount for Taxpayers Housing Midwestern Displaced Individuals
Form 8915 Katrina Retirement Plan Distribution and Repayments
Form 9465 Installment Agreement Request
Form TD F 90-22.1 Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts

Worksheets:
Form 1040 Attachment
Capital Gains
Charitable Contributions
Child Tax Credit
Child/Dependent Care
Dependent Attachment
Depreciation Summary
Dividend Summary
Elderly/Disabled
Filing Status Calculator
Incentive Stock Option
Interest Income
Keogh/SEP/SIMPLE
Mortgage Interest
Non-cash Charitable Contributions
Non-W2 Wages
Recovery Rebate Credit Worksheet
Rentals and Royalties
Roth Contributions
Roth Conversions
Sale of Home
Social Security
State and Local Income Tax
Tuition Payments
Two Year Summary
US Averages
Vehicle worksheet

See complete listing of forms.