Turbo Through your Taxes
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
For entertainment value, most people rate doing taxes right up there with root canals and organizing the garage. Taxes can be confusing, time-consuming and frustrating. GHCU is happy to present an easier way to do taxes and a great tool for managing your money all year long: TurboTax Online.
TurboTax Online (TTO) is a faster, more accurate way to do taxes. Because TTO is integrated into GHCU’s online banking, tax and account data are securely, automatically imported into the TurboTax program. And you can choose to have your return directly deposited into your account, saving you time. Since your information will be safely stored with TurboTax, you’ll have records that carry over from year to year—saving you the time and annoyance of digging up old records to find information. This information is secure and can only be accessed by your unique password and user name.
There are several versions of TurboTax Online available to GHCU members, including a free Federal Edition. For those members who choose a paid product, a 15% discount will be applied to their chosen version. Members who are already using a desktop version of TurboTax can integrate it with GHCU’s TTO version and still receive the discounted price.
Do you want to use TurboTax Online but are not yet enrolled in online banking? You can quickly and easily register for GHCU’s free online banking by calling our Virtual Branch at 800-562-5515 or 206-298-9394. Once you’re signed on to online banking, you can enjoy its many additional benefits: see your accounts at any time, transfer funds, order checks and conduct many other financial transactions from the comfort of your home or office.
If you have online banking and would like to take advantage of this service, log in to your online banking account and check for the “My TurboTax” tab at the top of the page. It’s that simple to get started!
This is a great opportunity for GHCU members to quickly do their taxes. The auto-import feature is also very handy. Good luck to everyone this tax season!
HI — I have a few questions about this Turbo Tax offer:
1. Is it wholly free of charge? I thought that one had to pay not only for the tax software, but also for the “priveledge” of filing electronically with the feds.
2. What TT package/capability is provided for free? What package/capability requires payment of a fee? I typically file a complete 1040, with Schedules A, B, C, D, and extra forms for charitable deductions. some years I have to file AMT forms as well. Are all these covered in the free version?
Thanks.
FreeTaxUSA: We agree! Thanks for the response!
Mr. Agid,
Our vendor suggested that you look for your answers here at their online support. If you can’t find the answer immediately, there should be multiple ways to contact TurboTax directly. Thank you!
I gave accounts at 2 CUs. How would I use Turbo Tax through either one and capture or import the data from the other?
I’ve used tax software for years and intnd to use it again this year.
Marilyn,
UPDATE: For all questions, you should be able to find answers and answerers at this website: http://turbotax.intuit.com/support/ttob/ Good luck, and please let me know if you need more help.
That’s a very good question. I’ll need to contact the service provider who makes TurboTax available to our members and see what they say. Thanks for asking–I’m sure you’re not the only one in that position!