Professional Tax Preparation Software
Tax Prep 101's review of business software is slightly different from other parts of our site. We focus on comparative information about features and not so much on opinion and review. Every business has different needs and one sources opinion doesn't matter as much as whether or not the software has the features to meet your needs.
We intend to be a guide to some of the basic software out there for small businesses who may be expanding their payroll or dealing with more complex tax issues. Feel free to use TaxPrep101s guide to professional tax software as a smart starting point in your search.
In professional tax software, there are a number of choices to consider. Considerations you might have in looking for popular software do not apply. For example, in terms of dealing with audits and issues related to this, it is much better to have professional tax software to review your figures.
These are much more likely to ensure that you will pass your audit or point out areas that may be problematic. Here, price is not as important as thoroughness and diligence.
On the other hand, the issue of ease of use is becoming increasingly important in tax software for business. In contrast to a few years ago, these products are now designed for a broader market of small businesses and the growing number of people with home-based and other small businesses.
On these pages we profile five prominent software producers and some of their chief products, to give you an overview of how they compare in consumer and professional software reviews. For each of these we compare them in terms of ease of use, ease of installation, effectiveness, features and help, and we provide you with an overall rating, based on other online reviews and customer feedback. The companies considered are:
