Late-model tax software can accelerate filing
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Tax software applications have become more comprehensive and easier to use as their prices have decreased. Current tax software ranges from $20 to $50 for Federal tax programs with an additional $20 to $30 for add-ons, such as state returns. Block Financial Software's Kiplinger Taxcut and Intuit's Turbotax are the leading programs. Both are available on CD-ROM and floppy disk. The documentation with both programs can provide users with a personalized education on tax filing, while the publishers' Web page can supply current updates on filing changes. The 1995 edition of Turbotax provides numerous innovations, such as the inclusion of the Netscape Navigator to allow users to visit Intuit's home page on the Internet, but does contain some software flaws. The 1995 version of Taxcut offers a solid program with no identified flaws. The program's on-screen help and interviewing functions are very useful.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1996
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New software to the allocation rescue
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Advisor Software's $39.95 Mutual Max and $94.95 Mutual Max With Style investment software offer an extensive database and more sophisticated tools for financial analysis than Morningstar's $45 Ascent 2.0 or the $29 Value Line Fund Analyzer. Mutual Max can display information about each of the 5200 funds in its database as well as about the investor's asset allocation. The Mutual Max with Style compares a fund's returns with selected market indexes to provide more refined data than the standard program. Mutual Max assumes that the user is familiar with asset allocation and risk assessment. Ascent and Fund Analyzer are targeted at the new investor and offer basic information about allocation and risk. Both programs support the creation of reports, fund performance charts and portfolio tracking. Updates of the fund databases for each of these four packages are available.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1997
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At last, an adviser with nothing to sell
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Price Waterhouse's $45 Survivor Income Planning Software is a personal finance software package that allows users to input their personal financial data and compare how their resources will match with their future needs. The software is easy to install and configure, and users can enter their personal finance information, such as pension plans, assets and investments, quickly and easily. The planning software takes the input data and displays it in several windows of survivor needs and resources. There is also a worksheet that allows users to modify data and see immediately what impact the changes have on the charts. There is a separate module for education because this is a common concern for families. There are also a number of variables that can be changed in order to consider alternatives such as buying a smaller house or selling assets.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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