[[So I guess what I am asking is: if I am newly married without a house, is there
enough tax deductions out there to make it worthwhile for me to buy turbo tax,
or would I (we) still be better off with the standard deduction for another year?]]

But TT may do more than just complete your Sch A (itemized deductions). It'll make sure that your return adds and subtracts correctly. It'll make sure that you take the right tax from the tax table. It may also help you through the entire tax preparation process. It'll also allow you to e-file directly. So there are other benefits that you might find OTHER than just the Sch A itemized deductions.

If you do your own tax return, I really suggest the assistance of a tax program such as Turbo Tax, Tax Cut, etc. Doing many of the computations by hand can get really ugly.

Just my $.02
TMF Taxes
Roy

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