Texsox Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Tis the season . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 My father is a trained accountant, so I just have him do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I used to do it myself until someone turned me onto the box. I love the fact that they import all of your information if you use them every year, so it literally takes me five minutes to do my federal and state tax returns. It is worth the money. Plus the efile option and getting your money in about a week and a half is sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 7, 2008 -> 07:53 AM) I used to do it myself until someone turned me onto the box. I love the fact that they import all of your information if you use them every year, so it literally takes me five minutes to do my federal and state tax returns. It is worth the money. Plus the efile option and getting your money in about a week and a half is sweet. My dad uses one of the boxes for all of his clients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I bet I do my own returns (yes, using the box software) but still... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AssHatSoxFan Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I used to do it myself but now with a mortgage and other things I let the box guide me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 Box When I had international income and gobs of business expenses, it paid to have a textax specialist handle my returns. Now I can just open the box and away we go. Thanks for the tip SS, I didn't realize it imports from last year, I guess I will stay with what I did last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 QUOTE(AssHatSoxFan @ Feb 7, 2008 -> 09:15 AM) I used to do it myself but now with a mortgage and other things I let the box guide me Which is better with the added mortgage, box or using an H&R Block type of place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Feb 7, 2008 -> 10:02 AM) Which is better with the added mortgage, box or using an H&R Block type of place? The seasonal employees at H&R etc. IMHO are live "boxes". They use the same flow chart kind of process that the box uses. If you really want or need advice, you need to go a step or two up from those people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxy Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I do it myself--but it's pretty easy because I make so little so I always just take the standard deduction. I filed two weeks ago, so hopefully I will be getting my refund soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Feb 7, 2008 -> 05:49 AM) My father is a trained accountant, so I just have him do it. Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I think I'll just pick up Turbo Tax Deluxe for Fed/State this weekend (i presume if its ordered online they just let you download it) and then I'll take care of it Saturday night. As a new homeowner, is there anything I should know about re: deductions? Will TTd take care of those for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Feb 7, 2008 -> 11:45 AM) I think I'll just pick up Turbo Tax Deluxe for Fed/State this weekend (i presume if its ordered online they just let you download it) and then I'll take care of it Saturday night. As a new homeowner, is there anything I should know about re: deductions? Will TTd take care of those for me? It will ask you a bunch of questions at the beginning, including if you have had any life changes in the last year (new house, job, baby etc). Based on those answers it will walk you through the forms you need, and it will compare whether the standard or itemized deductions are better in your specific case. I have used TaxCut by HR Block for 5-6 years now, and I love it. It is really simple to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 7, 2008 -> 02:26 PM) It will ask you a bunch of questions at the beginning, including if you have had any life changes in the last year (new house, job, baby etc). Based on those answers it will walk you through the forms you need, and it will compare whether the standard or itemized deductions are better in your specific case. I have used TaxCut by HR Block for 5-6 years now, and I love it. It is really simple to use. Last year I was really lazy and used H&R on-line. I assumed they used the same program. Now I'm wondering. The price was about the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I use the same box that the people at HR block do, its easy, imports my info and helps me with all the expenses for work, mortgage etc. Pretty straight forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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