taxes...everyone's gotta do their taxes.

beatifik · Mar 12, 2005

how's everyone doing their's?

i was thinking of doing one of those "file online" things this year, but i don't know. i want to rid myself of the hassle of dropping off/sitting in an office/paying a lot of money, etc. can anyone recommend an online service that they've had luck with in the past, or would i just be better off bringing them to someone who knows what they're doing?

just trying to see what everyone else does. i'm interested to know.

TonK · Mar 13, 2005

beatifik said:
how's everyone doing their's?

i was thinking of doing one of those "file online" things this year, but i don't know. i want to rid myself of the hassle of dropping off/sitting in an office/paying a lot of money, etc. can anyone recommend an online service that they've had luck with in the past, or would i just be better off bringing them to someone who knows what they're doing?

just trying to see what everyone else does. i'm interested to know.

Just piad my accountant...

I'm done

Magnaflux · Mar 13, 2005

The_Chosen_One · Mar 13, 2005

I've got a degree in Accounting and if I could give one piece of advise to you it's to actually use an accountant. Look up CPA's in your area. It's usually cheaper than any of the H&R Block type services and much, much better quality.

jindo · Mar 13, 2005

Got the Turbo Tax kit from bestbuy about 2 weeks ago and still haven't doen it yet.... :eek_2:

Yodd · Mar 13, 2005

Still waiting to do mine. I just haven't been all that concerned with doing them. Probably gonna wait a few more weeks.

RabbitTroop · Mar 13, 2005

Any money you pay to do your taxes is tax deductable. So... get yourself a good accountant and don't worry about it.

I pay mine around $350 to do my taxes... I've seen WAY higher returns thanks to him... Worth every deductable penny.

KaedesDisciple · Mar 13, 2005

My father is an accountant, done and done lol

HellioN · Mar 13, 2005

nruva said:
Any money you pay to do your taxes is tax deductable. So... get yourself a good accountant and don't worry about it. I pay mine around $350 to do my taxes... I've seen WAY higher returns thanks to him... Worth every deductable penny.

Thanks for the tip. :cool:

slerch666 · Mar 13, 2005

I used Tax Cut. Bought it online, imported my info from last year, input my new numbers... done.

Owe Feds $164
Refund from MD was $68

There are some free on-line services that also allow you to e-file for free, though I can't remember where they are.

Tiptonium · Mar 13, 2005

Tax Cut.... best PC game evah! I beat it in about an hour.

galfordo · Mar 13, 2005

Meh, I just use Turbotax.com - I don't make jack $hyt3 as a student anyway. Maybe when I get a real job I'll hire a CPA, but until then I doubt it'd be worth it.

Freelancer · Mar 13, 2005

Online's the way to go.
Did mine already and got my state/federal refunds in 2 weeks.

kobylka68 · Mar 13, 2005

My family uses an accountant. It's cheaper and offers up great service.

GregN · Mar 13, 2005

I don't make jack shit and get all my money back. I have a 2 yr degree in accounting, so it's all easy to me. I don't have anything complicated like student loans, or investments or anything, so it's just a matter of adding things up and submiting it online. Still haven't gotten around to it.

Howdoin · Mar 13, 2005

It all depends on your situation :

- student with a little knowledge of accounting - You can DIY or use a e-file service.
- employed with only one source of revenues (salary) + maybe one savings account - use e-file or a cheap tax service
- single/married filing jointly with several sources of revenues (investments, savings, IRA...) use a pro.

chimpmeister · Mar 13, 2005

Got the Turbotax Federal/State bundle at WalMart (no other store seems to sell them together in a bundle like this, they all sell them separately with stupid rebates). Processed the taxes in less than 10 minutes (Federal and State), importing data from last year and importing employer W2 information automatically online. I don't think I entered a single thing in the returns. My taxes aren't complicated but it is my experience that Turbotax walks you through about everything that matters.

Taxcut is probably just as good, and costs WAY less money. Like $10 for Federal by itself. PC based taxes are really easy to do and you can immediately file electronically (which I didn't do since they rip you off with online filing fees), or just print the returns to mail.

StealthLurker · Mar 13, 2005

I have my accountant do mine. Saves time, fee is very reasonable... one less thing to worry about.

Magnaflux · Mar 14, 2005

I have all sorts of complicated IRA contributions, education credits and other bullshit.

CPA for moi.

Insaneclown · Mar 14, 2005

My dad does my taxes.

norton9478 · Mar 14, 2005

If you don't make shit (Like ME), you can get the "Free" service at turbotax. The fed is free. I had to pay $20 for my state, but they fucked up the CC order and it was refuned to me (they never took the funds and it "expired").

Domino-chan · Mar 14, 2005

My mom used to file them for me, but now I just file them by phone.

I would use an accountant but the one I know here is a tad flaky, so no.

norton9478 · Mar 15, 2005

I think that this is the last year that you can file by phone...

taxes...everyone's gotta do their taxes.

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