Nathan Park
GBAbsolute SCAM!! Absolute SCAM!!! Please be warned, it all looks good then you pay, thinking you are set. After you pay is when they completely fail you. They take you money then screw you.
James
GBBeen using them for a long time Been using them for a long time. Never again. $50 to "e-file" was always free. Don't use them. Go with another company,
Marc
GBBait & Switch - FEE SCAM I have been using TaxAct for years. I have usually taken advantage of their Black Friday or Christmastime offers, where you can lock in a cheap price, to be paid later on, when you are ready to file. In fact they specifically promoted this on their own website, this is exact text I copied from TaxAct's site just now - "Price Lock Guarantee Puts an End to Bait and Switch TaxAct's Price Lock Guarantee is a prime example of the company's commitment not to play "bait and switch." Customers using any online TaxAct product always pay the price listed for that product at the time they started their return, no matter when they file." Well, well, well, they will probably take down this text when they see my review, because this must be a few years old. In 2024, they have a new practice - BAIT AND SWITCH IN EXACTLY THE WAY THEY PROMISED NOT TO DO. I signed up and "locked in" a price of $12.50 federal + $22.50 state back in December....and tonight, the day taxes are due - and of course it is too close to the deadline for me to abandon them and use a different provider -- they ended up charging me $80 in total. I called to complain and a sad, exasperated helpless woman on the phone says "I was told to tell people there is no price lock guarantee." She literally said that. "Did you pay in December?" (Well, no, of course not, you only pay when you file, and nobody has any of the forms or information to actually file in December yet.). So she says "right, well, you did get the 50% off. Our email says that prices can change at any time." So I got "50% off" a jacked up 4x base fee. I'm going to do a chargeback with Amex, and file complaints with the FTC and the IRS. This is outrageous. DO NOT USE TAXACT. Also the website is pretty bad, they used to have a ton of helpful features which they actually removed, because they are trying to upsell all of the "tips" and instructions for an additional fee. Disgusting money grab.
Obligi Coffee
GB"Deluxe" or we don't help you "Pay us for the Deluxe service or else we provide a service less than bare minimum." Terrible greed.
Dogman
GBI paid $170 to do my taxes thinking I… I paid $170 to do my taxes thinking I would also receive support if their software had issues. Not so, I found two serious problems with their software and their support was horrible; I knew more about the program than the support person did! Apparently their model is to put rookies on the support line who can't help you but instead try to up-sell you to someone who knows what they're doing.