Treasury nominee Timothy Geithner is now blaming Turbo Tax for his failure to pay the self-employment tax he owed. The excuse may work with Senators, but users of that, and other tax preparation programs, know better.Jim Geraghty at NRO Online has a series of comments from users of Turbo Tax and other income tax software programs that challenge Treasury Secretary nominee Tim Geithner's recollection that Turbo Tax did not prompt him about the need to pay self employment tax.  Geraghty concludes   About 42 million taxpayers file their taxes digitally with TurboTax software maker Intuit Inc., the clear market leader." About 42 million Americans are going to hear Geithner's answer and say, "that doesn't match up with my experience."I have used several tax preparation software packages over the years, both those meant for tax professionals and those like Turbo Tax and Tax Cut meant for self prepared returns.  Every program I have used automatically...(Read Full Post)