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Down below we will go over the key differences in features between Lacerte, ProSeries Professional, ProSeries Basic, and ProConnect Tax:

Complex Calculations in Intuit Products Comparison:

Form ProConnect Tax
ProSeries
Basic 
ProSeries Lacerte
SEP/Keogh/SIMPLE Contribution X X X X
Passive Activities X X X X
Alternative Minimum Tax X X X X
Household Employment Taxes X X X X
Suspended Losses X X (not at risk) X X
Partial Rental Ownership X X X X
Tax Preference Items (AMT) X X X X
Amended Returns X X X X
Estimated Payments X X X X
Charitable Contribution Limitations X X X X
Lump Sum Distributions X X X X
Carryovers X X (not at risk) X X
Business Use of Home X X X X
Education Optimizer X X X X
Employee Stock Options X X
401(k) Optimizer X X
Vacation Homes X X X X
Like-Kind Exchanges X X X X
Net Operating Losses X X X
Publicly Traded Partnerships X X X
At-Risk Limitations Form 6198 X X X
Form 8271: Tax Shelter reporting form X X X
Married Filing Joint /Split Report X X X
Form 1045: Application for Tentative Refund
(and related worksheets)
X X X
Form 5884: Work Opportunity Credit X X X
Form 6765: Increasing Research Credit X X X
Form 8845: Indian Employment Credit X X X
Form 8846: Employer Tip Credit X X X
Form 8861: Welfare to Work Credit X X X
Form 8594: Asset Acquisition Statement X X X
For 4970: Tax on Accumulation Distribution of Trusts X X X
Form 4852: Substitute Form W-2 or Form 1099-R X X X
Form W-7P: Application for Preparer Tax Id Number X X
Form 8821: Tax Information Authorization X X X
Late Penalties and Interest Worksheet X X X
Form 2848: Power of Attorney X X X
Form 8850: Prescreening notice for Work Opportunity
Credit
X X X
Form 8859: DC First-Time Home buyer Credit X X X
Form 8881: Credit for Small Employer Pension Plan
Startup Costs
X X X
Oil & Gas Depletion X
Consolidated Corporate Returns X