TaxAct Deluxe Edition is the best bet for tax filer who need to prepare and e-file Federal tax return and need tax preparation help while preparing the return. The state tax return costs $7.00 for Deluxe Federal fliers. This version is ideal for those fliers in states without state income taxes and for those who need not file state income taxes, but required to file federal tax return.

TurboTax Deluxe is consistantly getting top rating from the software reviewers and those who use it to file tax return. Intuit, the maker of TurboTax advertise this version with the caption "Maximizes deductions for the biggest tax refund".

TaxCut Premium is optimized for those tax filers who need to itemize their  deductions and those who have Investments related expenses and gains. You can get extra tax help and guidance with a Schedule C, home mortgage, rental property, home office, business expenses or asset depreciation, etc. with TaxCut Premium.

When you prepare your return using TaxBrain, the software will automatically determine the lowest price service based on the answers you give for the interview questions. The TaxBrain 1040 Deluxe version will be selected, if the return is for a tax filer with itemized deductions, capital gains, AMT, S-Corp and more.

CompleteTax Premium comes a set of features to make tax preparation and efiling easy for an average to complex tax return. The software supports almost all federal tax forms and most commonly used state tax forms.