For the vast majority of us, either Turbotax or Taxcut are essentially the same and will do everything you need. I've used both several times. These days, I'm more inclined to Taxcut because I still hold a grudge about the copy protection scheme Turbotax instituted. They dropped that protection not because they realized it was customer unfriendly, but because of the larger than expected negative customer reaction. I'd prefer to deal with a company that is customer friendly by choice, not because it got forced into it.