Intuit Quicken 2010

Quicken is Intuit's long-running software for managing household or personal finances. It works like an online checkbook, allowing you to write checks, pay bills online, track your expenses, and automatically do the math to making balancing an quick and easy chore. The Starter Edition is for first-time users and does not import existing Quicken data. Its features include:

• Manage your money by checking to see where your finances are during any time period.
• View all your accounts - savings, checking, credit cards - in one place.
• Connects you to over 6000 banks, brokerages and other financial institutions - including PayPal.
• See what bills have already been paid, what's coming up and if you have enough left in your accounts to cover them -- all in one convenient place.
• New Quicken Picks - seeks out the best online coupons and discount offers just for you on items you buy and places you shop most often. And with Quicken Picks, you get cashback on all your purchases, helping you save even more. You can sign up for Quicken Picks anytime within your Quicken 2010 software.
• Exports your data directly to TurboTax.

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Quicken 2010 Deluxe offers these features above and beyond the Starter Edition:

• Import existing Quicken data.
• Track 529 accounts for college savings.
• Optimize your complete investment portfolio online with an Investing Portfolio that gives you a 360° view across all of your investments. Define goals, set targets, and perform thorough analysis of your 401(k), stock investments, and mutual funds with advanced tools and investing reports. Get alerts on your favorite stocks and funds to help you make informed decisions about your portfolio.
• My Savings Plan - instantly shows a summary of your actual spending and compares it to what you planned to spend for the month.
• Store important documents and statements in one place. You can scan in bank statements, checks and receipts for easy reference.

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Quicken 2010 Premier offers these features above and beyond the Starter and Deluxe versions:

• Analyze your portfolio and create investment performance reports.
• Conduct research and receive investment alerts.
• Find ways to help minimize capital gains taxes.
• Generate Schedule A, B and D tax reports.
• Compare your investments to market indices.
• Compare the Morningstar Rating on mutual funds and ETFs.

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Quicken 2010 Premier Home & Business contains all of the tools in Quicken 2010 Premier plus tools to help you to manage your business finances with these tools:

• Track and categorize personal and business expenses.
• Monitor business Profit and Loss.
• See how your business is doing.
• Monitor upcoming business bills and unpaid invoices.
• Create customized estimates and invoices.
• Identify and capture available business tax deductions.
• See a constant tally of your year-to-date tax deductions.
• Track vehicle mileage and other Schedule C deductions.
• Scan and store business receipts, canceled checks and tax forms.

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