[POLL] - How do you do your taxes?

[Brainonska511]

My dad's an accountant and he uses TurboTax (or something like that) to do my tax return.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: Orsorum
I make my own workpapers in Excel and complete my forms by hand. Based on my professional experience, I have an innate distrust of tax software for anything but the most basic filing scenarios.

Completely agree.

 

[IronWing]

I download the forms from the IRS site and fill them in. I run through Schedule A to see how itemizing compares to the standard deduction. It is usually better for me to take the standard deduction in which case I fill out the EZ form and send it in. This year I get an energy efficiency credit so I have to fill out the long form, even though I will take the standard deduction, so a whole lot of blank lines.

 

[spacejamz]

you forgot the option: "my mommy does them for me"


have used online turbo tax since it was available...

 

[MotionMan]

CPA. He is really good and saves me money every year (and I do not ask him how ).

Ironically, my retired CPA father-in-law uses Turbotax.

MotionMan

 

[Jeff7]

None of the above.
For federal taxes, I find a website which allows me to file for free.
For state, I file at Pennsylvania's website.
For local, I fill out the tax form.

 

[Captante]

I used to have an accountant but the last few years I've used Taxcut & did them myself.

 

[JTsyo]

My dad's a CPA so I picked:

I have an accountant (or "tax guy") who does them for me

 

[AmpedSilence]

Originally posted by: JTsyo
My dad's an EA (Enrolled Agent of the IRS) so I picked:

I have an accountant (or "tax guy") who does them for me

fixed so it works for me.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Descartes
I give it all to a local accounting firm that charges me too much. In my experience, CPAs are unreliable in complicated tax scenarios and can't seem to provide clear answers.

Next time you want to know talk to a CPA who specializes in tax, particularly one with a Masters in Taxation. There can be grey areas but a halfway competent tax CPA should be able to give you some assurance as to the treatment of any given situation.