Tax season.
01-30-2007, 11:14 AM
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Tax season.
So, who here does their own taxes and who has someone else do them?
I have always done my own in the past but after talking with a friend of mine i am going to try letting someone else do them. he always seems to get more back in his refund then i do. i know that each persons situation is unique but i figured it was worth a shot. i'm going to go to H&R block. they give me a discount because i'm a first time customer so its only like $20 more then filing myself. anyone else have expirences they can share? i'm not sure what to expect out of this.
I have always done my own in the past but after talking with a friend of mine i am going to try letting someone else do them. he always seems to get more back in his refund then i do. i know that each persons situation is unique but i figured it was worth a shot. i'm going to go to H&R block. they give me a discount because i'm a first time customer so its only like $20 more then filing myself. anyone else have expirences they can share? i'm not sure what to expect out of this.
01-30-2007, 11:52 AM
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My wife does here several family member taxes using a tax problem, I can't remember whether it'* Tax Wis, or some other. She doesn't charge since it'* family and this program allows you to change the numbers around to vary the results.
01-30-2007, 12:10 PM
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I also bring mine to H&R Block. It cost me almost $300 to do (forms etc ect) and im getting $xxxx back!! 
The only thing was I didnt have the money up front to pay out of pocket, so I got the RAC = Refund Anticipation Check, Cost just a tad bit more, but it was better than having to shell out all that cash up front 
The only thing was I didnt have the money up front to pay out of pocket, so I got the RAC = Refund Anticipation Check, Cost just a tad bit more, but it was better than having to shell out all that cash up front
01-30-2007, 12:15 PM
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This being my first year as a homeowner, I want to do both. I have a copy of a couple of tax programs. Give each ofthem a try, and then if we can afford it, get a pro to do them for us. File which ever gets us the best results....
01-30-2007, 12:31 PM
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Turbo tax baby! Only spend like $40 to input the data, review it, and send em off. I compared my refund to H&R and they short changed me like $2000 once. Cool thing about TurboTax is they keep your previous tax year data, which means less data entry the next year. COOL feature.
When I was in the Army, I was doing everyone else'* taxes for them it was so easy.
When I was in the Army, I was doing everyone else'* taxes for them it was so easy.
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01-30-2007, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MOS95B
This being my first year as a homeowner, I want to do both. I have a copy of a couple of tax programs. Give each ofthem a try, and then if we can afford it, get a pro to do them for us. File which ever gets us the best results....
01-30-2007, 12:36 PM
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I've used TurboTax and TaxCut before, so I understand the programs. But, I've never filed as a Homeowner. Not sure what'* involved in that yet, which will help me decide on whether i go with my numbers, or seek an expert