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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Intuit Lacerte

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AIntuit Lacerte is an Income Tax Compliance system, providing forms, tax planning support, as well as document management and document storage.

    $400

    Intuit TurboTax

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AIntuit now offers and supports TurboTax, a tax preparation and filing service for individuals and small businesses available online, or installed via CD and download (Windows, Mac).

    $120

    one-time fee

    Pricing
    Intuit LacerteIntuit TurboTax
    Editions & Modules
    Lacerte REP (Fast Path Only)
    $400
    Lacerte 200 - Federal 1040
    Contact for pricing
    Lacerte Unlimited Modules
    Contact for pricing
    Home & Business
    $120
    one-time fee
    Self-Employed
    $120
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Intuit LacerteIntuit TurboTax
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Intuit LacerteIntuit TurboTax
    Type of tax
    Comparison of Type of tax features of Intuit Lacerte and Intuit TurboTax
    Feature
    Intuit Lacerte
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Intuit TurboTax
    -
    Ratings
    Sales and Use Taxes8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cross-border Taxes8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    VAT / GST Taxes8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Energy and Fuel Taxes10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Reporting & Compliance
    Comparison of Tax Reporting & Compliance features of Intuit Lacerte and Intuit TurboTax
    Feature
    Intuit Lacerte
    9.7
    3 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Intuit TurboTax
    -
    Ratings
    Geolocation for Tax Assessment9.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    3rd-Party Software Integrations7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Data Reporting10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance Administration Management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Exemption Processing10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Document Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex Tax Scenario Management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Intuit LacerteIntuit TurboTax
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    User Ratings
    Intuit LacerteIntuit TurboTax
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Intuit LacerteIntuit TurboTax
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Intuit
    This software is great for a tax preparer that wants the whole package from organizers to customer returns with letters and invoices. This is the best software with everything combined together. For new tax preparers looking for expensive software and are willing to some items (invoices) organizers, scheduling) through other means, Intuit Lacerte might be too expensive. But once the practice grows the time saved having all the “bells and whistles “ is worth every penny!
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    Intuit
    Intuit TurboTax is well suited for most scenarios ranging from simple filing (i.e., single filing, one employer, limited asset, same state as employer) to complicated filing (i.e., married filing jointly, changing employers, different state as employers or WFH, multiple assets such as real estate and cryptocurrencies, entrepreneurship side-gig). TurboTax does not have wide-range offerings and partnerships with crypto exchanges so crypto owners may use a different service to generate the necessary tax forms for TurboTax to digest.
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    Pros
    Intuit
    • K-1 transfer capability
    • Supports more than 5,700 tax forms - federal and all state forms
    • Year-round e-filing
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    Intuit
    • Ease of use
    • Availability
    • Cost
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    Cons
    Intuit
    • Technical glitches
    • Frequent software updates
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    Intuit
    • integration with other applications such as Mint
    • online and cloud sign-up for multiple Intuit applications is unsmooth
    • price point for state tax filing can be made staggered (cheaper for simple form)
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    Support Rating
    Intuit
    Lacerte customer service has been great. They are very knowledgeable about the product and can help resolve problems quickly.
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    Intuit
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    Alternatives Considered
    Intuit
    I’ve heard other tax preparers talk about their software and their likes and dislikes. When I offer to show them Intuit Lacerte most are blown away by what it does. One preparer used ProConnrct online tax (also by Intuit), and she loves how easy Intuit Lacerteis to use. She said having live support (not chat) to actually be able to show issues and work through them was great. Both programs use the same calculations, but the extras (trial balance, organizers with prior year data, invoicing, scheduling, filters, etc) are what makes Intuit Lacerte the best!
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    Intuit
    Intuit TurboTax is much simpler and easy to use, not to mention affordable.
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    Return on Investment
    Intuit
    • Able to process client requirements faster
    • Docusign feature a big plus
    • Lacerte Diamond Passport fees is highly priced at 17.5K USD + fastpath additional per user. They could consider to bring down the cost so that it works out lucratively.
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    Intuit
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