Where/How are you doing your taxes?

Contributor: Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
Already did it online (on Jan. 30th even) - am waiting on return.
02/09/2012
Contributor: Gracie Gracie
I make my son help me! Yeah! All those years of private school tuition are finally paying off!
02/10/2012
Contributor: Tori Rebel Tori Rebel
I have an accountant that does them...and this year I owe around $3k....grrrrr
02/13/2012
Contributor: gone77 gone77
I used to do them by myself when it was super easy for me, but just last year I used an online tax service. It was actually the one you told me about, JR. I'll be using it again this year.
02/13/2012
Contributor: RonLee RonLee
I've prepared tax returns professionally in the past for H&R Block and I used to prepare my own myself with their home tax preparation software. However, that software does NOT work quite as well as they'd like you to believe. For things that I know I can and need to do the DAMN software won't allow. I'm now going to use a professional tax accountant, due to some complications associated with my current status as widower.
02/13/2012
Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
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Originally posted by gone77
I used to do them by myself when it was super easy for me, but just last year I used an online tax service. It was actually the one you told me about, JR. I'll be using it again this year.
Go ahead and keep using that site too!

I went to HR this year and they did the exact same things and charged me 4x more!
02/13/2012
Contributor: leelee leelee
my aunt is an accountant and owns her own company so she does mine
02/13/2012
Contributor: T&A1987 T&A1987
i don't make enough to pay taxes. also, are eden points taxable income?
02/13/2012
Contributor: Siekarr Siekarr
H&R Block every year, they do them for us, they keep records for many years, and they take care of any audits. It is well worth the little amount they charge for it.
02/13/2012
Contributor: RonLee RonLee
When I prepared taxes for Block, you would not believe how many people paid to have me do their EZ... The damn EZ is easy for goodness sake. I told every one of them "You CAN do this, take this blank form home and do it yourself and save yourself forty bucks!" Not one of them would do it.

Then way too many of them wanted to PAY an an exorbitant FEE for a Refund Anticipation Loan (RAL)... "Just wait two weeks the IRS will direct deposit it in your account for NO EXTRA FEE. Again, Not one of them would do it.

There's a reason some people are and will remain POOR!
02/13/2012
Contributor: poetprincess poetprincess
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Originally posted by El-Jaro
I was just wondering how/where people do their taxes.
mine are done and back and spent. paid off my van and put a down payment on a house..
02/13/2012
Contributor: RonLee RonLee
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Originally posted by poetprincess
mine are done and back and spent. paid off my van and put a down payment on a house..
Now IF you got a big refund, adjust your federal withholding exemptions so that less is withheld from your paychecks each payday.

If you get a big refund it's like every time you go to the grocery store and you owe fifteen bucks and pay with a twenty. Then the clerk says we'll give you the five dollar change back next year. Who wants a ZERO interest savings account?

Me personally, I'd much rather pay Uncle Sam a small amount than get back a big amount. I'd rather have that refund money in each of my paychecks than in Uncles pocket.
02/13/2012
Contributor: Kitt Katt Kitt Katt
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Originally posted by RonLee
Now IF you got a big refund, adjust your federal withholding exemptions so that less is withheld from your paychecks each payday.

If you get a big refund it's like every time you go to the grocery store and you owe fifteen bucks and pay ... more
I agree!

Unfortunately, savings accounts currently aren't paying much more than 0% interest.
02/14/2012
Contributor: MissCandyland MissCandyland
Ew...it's that time of year again.
02/14/2012
Contributor: RonLee RonLee
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Originally posted by Kitt Katt
I agree!

Unfortunately, savings accounts currently aren't paying much more than 0% interest.
However, that little bit extra could be used to pay down a credit card account that charges you twenty percent or more. Or whatever account that charges you if not paid in full. Think about it, NOT paying that interest to a credit card is like EARNING interest.
02/14/2012
Contributor: bsgs bsgs
taxslayer.com, its free to military
02/14/2012
Contributor: Hot'n'Bothered Hot'n'Bothered
My husband does them with tax software. Not sure what one he used this year.
02/14/2012
Contributor: Liz2 Liz2
I do them myself with the help of Turbo Tax but haven't started yet! I know I will owe, so no hurry.
02/14/2012