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View Poll Results: Who does your taxes?
You 33 39.29%
Spouse 15 17.86%
Another family member 3 3.57%
Paid Professional 33 39.29%
Don't have to file 0 0%
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Old 02-05-2007, 10:55 AM   #31
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We always have done our own, but because of a new business venture feel we should get some advise this year. Hopefully the cost will pay off on the deductibles that we weren't aware of.
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Old 02-05-2007, 11:51 AM   #32
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Dh always does our taxes.
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Old 02-06-2007, 09:39 AM   #33
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I used to do my own taxes, but since I got married, my BIL does them for us. Nice to have someone else do them.
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Old 02-06-2007, 07:27 PM   #34
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I do ours...I'm finishing up school to become an accountant...I don't ever remember having someone do mine...

When DH has his own business...I had his accountant do the business taxes and I did all the personal taxes...but I always did the business ones on my own before we handed everything over...I was always right on with their accountant just didn't have the security of a CPA's signature...he was the one who talked me into getting my license!!

Now I'm going to have every tax accountant yelling at me...

If your taxes are somewhat simple...W2's, mortgage, dependants, IRA's, etc...nothing out of the ordinary such as selling a business, owning a business, moving across states...you CAN do them yourself. Go to your local store (Staples, Office Max, etc.) and buy the Turbo Tax, or Taxcut (the one I prefer) and save the $100's of dollars!! It's $30 to buy the program and you have the option of having H&R Block stand behind your return. I know I'm completely defeating my purpose of becoming an accountant by telling everyone this...but this is a FRUGAL website...I think I can pass on the savings.
Thanks for the advice...I plan to go back to school to finsh up an Accounting degree! Way to GO!!! How much longer do you have?
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Old 02-06-2007, 07:30 PM   #35
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I just did ours on sunday for the first time ever. but usually my mom does them
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Old 02-07-2007, 11:44 AM   #36
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We had our accountant do it. Not brave enough to do it our self.
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Old 02-08-2007, 12:41 AM   #37
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Old 02-08-2007, 01:45 PM   #38
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This was my first year e-filing and having shopped the various options I went with a service called Taxbrain. For a little context... I'm a freelancer and a single mom. Translation: not a ton of cash to pay an accountant. I hang on to every penny I can. In years past I've always just brewed a pot of coffee, put on my most comfy lounging around clothes and sat down with a mountain of paperwork.

A major selling point in my book was that the software is self-contained on the website and doesn't need to be installed on my computer. It's competitively priced against other online services of a similar nature and all the reviews I managed to dig up pointed to this service over the others. I went for it and I am not disappointed.

In a nutshell, my taxes were EASY. The interface is extremely user-friendly and it automatically detects mistakes as you go. At two points during my filing, I had questions and used their live chat help feature (again, all online - no software downloading) and received support immediately from a live human being. Yes, a living breathing human in real-time. They'll advance you your refund as well and deduct their fee directly from your return provided you're getting one among other great things including, but not limited to direct access to your records online. It's a very intuitive and sophisticated application. I'm no tax guru. In fact, I fall into the "challenged" category and this service really made me feel confident throughout the entire process.

I cannot recommend them enough to anyone looking for a fast and easy way to file their taxes online.
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Old 02-10-2007, 07:40 AM   #39
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We have a CPA do ours.Ours are to complicated.With hubby also being a truck driver (all the deductions)and we also have the interest on our home,stocks we sell and bonds we cash in,I am simply afraid to touch them.In a few yrs,I will be doing them myself as I will also be a CPA.I am going to school for this come this fall.
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Old 02-10-2007, 08:03 AM   #40
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i wish we could do them but my husband has sooo many write offs that we always get confused my dad though does his all the time and has never had a problem I think he has turbo tax says it is really easy.
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