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Have you looked at Snap Tax? http://turbotax.intuit.com/snaptax/mobile

If I'm doing a simple filing, what is the value proposition of paying $100s for a tax professional using sanetax when I can use snaptax for $20 and submit right on my phone?




Great question. We get this many times.

Two things: 1. Who does the taxes? With snaptax, you still have to file your own taxes. Go through the questionnaire, go through the numbers and select right options.

With sanetax, you are letting an expert handle your taxes. Regardless how simple or how complicated are your taxes.

2. Expenses: With sanetax if you have simple returns, I have seen agents charging the customer $40. With snaptax, you need to spend both ~$20 and your time to complete taxes.


That only works on the 1040EZ which many people are not eligible for. I'd imagine the majority of people on this site for instance cannot use it.




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