Intuit TurboTax vs. TaxSlayer Self-Employed

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Intuit TurboTax
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
Intuit 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
TaxSlayer Self-Employed
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
TaxSlayer, headquartered in Augusta, offers their online Self-Employed tax filing service, offering personalized guidance for any unique self-employed tax situation including contractors, 1099ers, side hustlers, and the self-employed.
$54.95
one-time fee
Pricing
Intuit TurboTaxTaxSlayer Self-Employed
Editions & Modules
Home & Business
$120
one-time fee
Self-Employed
$120
per year
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Intuit TurboTaxTaxSlayer Self-Employed
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Intuit TurboTaxTaxSlayer Self-Employed
Considered Both Products
Intuit TurboTax
Chose Intuit TurboTax
We select TurboTax for its wide user base (familiarity), price points (multiple offerings based on users' needs), user experience (intuitiveness), technology (adaptive to user tax situations and simplify user data entry by means of upload feature), customer support (for …
TaxSlayer Self-Employed

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User Ratings
Intuit TurboTaxTaxSlayer Self-Employed
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Intuit TurboTaxTaxSlayer Self-Employed
Likelihood to Recommend
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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TaxSlayer
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Pros
Intuit
  • Ease of use
  • Availability
  • Cost
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TaxSlayer
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Cons
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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TaxSlayer
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Alternatives Considered
Intuit
Intuit TurboTax is much simpler and easy to use, not to mention affordable.
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TaxSlayer
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