Thank you all for your help!
I may give TT another chance.
To answer other questions, yes you can easily make changes to in TT (and I assume TC) to try various scenerios (Married filing jointly, married filing separate, etc.) Also I have used TT through many life changes (Job changes, marriage, new dependents, buying and selling of homes, etc) and it just gets easier as my life gets more complicated! TT will look at what you did in previous years and ask you appropriate questions... (i.e. losses on stock sales that can be written off in following years).
I highly recommend a tax software even if you have a pro do your taxes... I know of people that checked their paid tax accountant using TT and have found some errors (different ways of accounting?)in the pros work.
Thanks again everyone.