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Did you know that Emancipation Day is Monday, April 16th and also a holiday in Washington D.C.? Therefore, this year’s tax deadline is Tuesday, April 17th. Just because we have an extra two days to file our taxes doesn’t mean we should procrastinate even more. To help you get the tax ball rolling, Toptenreviews.com reviewed 10 online tax software programs. The top rated products are…

1. TurboTax Deluxe - “The service is easy to use and can quickly advise you on your future investments and tax strategies. For those that are eyeing the next tax year, TurboTax can put you on the path to optimizing your 2007 return and retirement options. TurboTax improves every year and once again is the best do-it-yourself tax preparation product on the market.”

2. TaxCut Premium - “Overall, TaxCut is an excellent tax product at a low price; TaxCut Premium + State is just $39.95.  The user interface is very simple and easy to understand and the help menu is very useful in finding the answers to all tax questions.”

3. TaxACT - “The TaxACT 2006 Ultimate Bundle is an exceptional tax service deal. Although we did not review their other products, they also offer other reasonably priced online services; TaxACT is definitely worth looking into.”

Toptenreviews.com has an excellent comparison chart of the ten reviewed tax programs. It’s definitely worth checking out if you need help determining which tax software to use.

TurboTax has always been my choice and is very easy and intuitive to use. Since I only have experience using TurboTax, I have no basis for comparison with the other tax software. Regardless of which tax software you choose, file your taxes early and enjoy Emancipation Day if you’re fortunate enough to have the day off.