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GIVEAWAY: Two Copies of QuickTax Standard from Intuit

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A representative for Intuit contacted me last night to offer up two copies of Intuit’s QuickTax Standard (handles up to 8 returns) for a giveaway on the blog. With the deadline for filing your taxes coming up I thought I would agree to the giveaway if they would explain exactly how they can guarantee the maximum refund possible. Their answer is as follows.

Theoretically, if you follow the tax code to the letter, and you know about every possible credit and deduction available to you, you should end up with the same refund/amount owing no matter what method you use to prepare your taxes. In practice, the number can vary quite a lot. Variations in results tend to be due to the quality of the preparation, and with tax software, that comes down to how questions are asked, the interview process, the optimizer tools and the types of support available to the customer. Regarding the latter, QuickTax offers the best support in the business with free phone, email and chat support on all paid products, Live Community and the Ask a Tax Expert option with QuickTax Online. Last year more than four million Canadians counted on QuickTax to get every penny they deserve by ensuring that they have the best possible information relevant to their specific tax situation.

Last year QuickTax introduced the Maximum Refund Guarantee. Users who get a bigger refund using any other tax preparation method can get their money back. It’s that simple. The typical Canadian wants to get their taxes done and be confident that their return’s accurate and they’re getting back getting back every penny they deserve. That’s what the Maximum Refund Guarantee does.

In addition, Intuit offers the 100% Accurate Calculations Guarantee. If you do pay a penalty or interest because of a QuickTax calculation error, we will reimburse you the penalty and interest.

*Note: I am not being compensated by Intuit nor do I have an opinion on the product – I’ve never used it myself.

Contest Rules:

  • You may earn one entry by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post on the website.
  • You may earn a second entry by re-tweeting the contest. If you have a twitter account, just click here. It will take you to your twitter homepage and all you have to do is click the “update” button.
  • I reserve the right to delete any comments that are inappropriate.
  • You must submit a valid email address in the comment form. Don’t worry, it will not be visible to anyone but myself and it will never be shared or sold to anyone either.
  • Winner must answer a skill testing question.
  • Entries must be submitted by 11:59pm on Friday, February 19th, 2010.
  • Winners will be contacted using the email address provided only, and will have exactly one week from that point of contact to provide their full contact details in order to claim their prize.
  • I reserve the right to disqualify any entries for any reason.

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  5. Normally I use Studio Tax since our taxes are pretty simple. Though I would love to give a ‘pay for something that should be free’ tax software a try and see how it’s different.

  13. FREE is always good. Have been using Quicktax for 10 years.
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  30. Would love to win a package, have been using the free Studiotax.ca, but this year it generated a database error on saving so I’m concerned it wont NetFile properly.
    Cheers, LJD

  33. Another nice contest from this blog! Would lvoe to win this. Been using Ufile, so it would be a try for me.

  38. I normally use ufile and would be like to compare the 2 software packages. I agree with Quicktax’s statement the interview process is very important to getting the maximum return.

  39. Last year I paper filed doing all the calculations myself. This year I’m definitly going to use software to file!

    Thanks!

  40. I’ll do my taxes on Studiotax…wanted to get my taxes done free.

    But if I win this contest, it’ll be free too. :)

  42. I original used quicktax and it was a great program. I can’t get my other program to open, so winning would be sweet.

  44. I’ve been using QT for 5 years now, with my accountant verifying the results. There have only been minor differences (which are quickly swallowed up by the accountant’s fees, but due to my tax situation, I will pay the bit extra for the peace of mind ;-)

  47. well I would really like to win a copy. Do you think I can exchange it for a ufile software at future shop :) kidding

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