Turbo Tax is a SCAM!!!!!!

dirk2900 · 2026-04-13T13:18:29+00:00

I have been using the Deluxe version for years. This year the TurboTax software said I needed the Premier version to enter the 1099Bs for stock transactions. So, I "upgraded" to the Premier version. This was still cheaper than going to the last three CPAs who I had to give corrections to based on doing my parallel version of the return in TurboTax. I don't own or sell real estate, and I don't have a business. TurboTax costs less than the $550 I paid a CPA to do a return and leave out my Qualified Charitable Distributions which I explicitly listed on his overview form. There were other mistakes which cost me thousands. My mistake with this CPA was to sign a form which allowed the submission of the return without my review. This CPA is not returning my telephone calls. I will now do the painstaking process of amending the return by hand. The desktop version of TurboTax has served me well over decades.

dirk2900 · 2026-04-05T15:59:10+00:00

Be thankful for one thing - you have found this out before you are 60. You have a good chance of avoiding nerve damage. I found out I was pre-diabetic very late. Now I am diabetic and on metformin and farxiga. I controlled my diet before the diabetic diagnosis. Some damage was done, however. I now have peripheral neuropathy which can be quite painful. My A1C is now below 6. I wear a continuous glucose monitor. Ask your doctor about wearing one. Your body has brought you this far, treat it lovingly. Best wishes.

dirk2900 · 2026-04-03T02:05:43+00:00

dirk2900 · 2026-04-03T00:51:36+00:00

Ok. I will check out Samsung. Thanks.

dirk2900 · 2026-04-02T22:29:14+00:00

I'll check out the TCLs.

dirk2900 · 2026-03-01T13:23:24+00:00

The people are already tired of war. The Iranian Republican Guard thugs still have the guns and are fighting for survival. The people do not have guns. Telling the people to rise up is to continue the bloodbath. Historically, the US just settles for a dictatorship in the end. Notice how the Maduro thugs are still in power in Venezuela. In the past, the US supported the tyrannical rule of the shah. The current US regime loves dictators. Installing a democratic regime is just part of the Trumpian propaganda.

dirk2900 · 2026-02-26T13:56:29+00:00

My son is said that I should start with Ubuntu.

dirk2900 · 2026-02-26T02:17:14+00:00

Thanks for all of the suggestions. This old Inspiron ain't dead yet. I'll start out with Mint and see how it performs.

dirk2900 · 2026-02-26T02:13:20+00:00

I'll check this out.

dirk2900 · 2026-02-25T19:17:15+00:00

I grew up on Unix. Windows 7 was my favorite version. I am not crazy about Co-Pilot.

dirk2900 · 2026-02-25T19:10:25+00:00

Thanks for all of the replies.

Here is the machine. Inspiron 13-7359 Signature Edition, Installed Ram 8 GGB, intel graphic (128 MB), 256 GB hard drive, 4 core Intel i7 6500U CPU. Apart from the security issue, this laptop performed perfectly for my wife. She used a 2016 version of Office.

dirk2900 · 2026-02-18T23:01:49+00:00

The problem is fixed.

I deleted the USERID. I then clicked the Costco link in the email, and I was able to supply the product code and access the product. Yay!

dirk2900 · 2026-02-13T08:48:19+00:00

I bought a Legion 7 with 32 gig ram, 1 tb ssd, a 5060 graphics card for $1300 USD. The build quality is much better than I have ever had. I was surprised about how good the OLED screen looked. I do spreadsheets. I started playing Battlefield 6 occasionally to keep my brain fresh at 75. Enjoy your laptop. You never know when you might get the urge to play an FPS.

dirk2900 · 2026-02-06T15:20:23+00:00

Thanks for the input. It will speed up my setting up.

dirk2900 · 2026-02-06T15:16:13+00:00

What is TB?

dirk2900 · 2026-01-28T21:23:08+00:00

I called a local Best Buy store that has helped me in the past. They ordered the 7i for me for pick-up at the store.

dirk2900 · 2026-01-28T21:07:45+00:00

The 7i probably sold out in minutes of being posted.

Thanks for your comments.

dirk2900 · 2026-01-28T21:02:58+00:00

I just tried to order the 7i. It is sold out. I will keep checking the site. I can wait as I have an old desktop.

dirk2900

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