Tax Question - unemployed for part of last year..

[zixxer]

I know about the thread but have an appointment with H&R Block in 30 minutes, so I'm looking for a quick answer

I own a home (purchased 3 years ago).
I was unemployed for about 4 months last year.
I am a full time student.
I work full time.
I have 2 w-2's (2 different employers), a 1099-R (ESOP payout), 1099-G, and a mortgage interest statement.



Should I pay H&R Block to do my taxes or just use turbotax? Last year I paid a "friend of a friend CPA" to do it and it was a huge mistake. Years prior I've done it myself using turbotax and the like.



...sorry for making a new thread, and mods please delete/lock/move if absolutely necessary.

 

[Codewiz]

nothing about what you have stated is complicated. Looks pretty simple and I would just use turbotax.

 

[zixxer]

I suppose I'm worried because it seems like I hear other students talking about getting huge "tax credits" for being a student, but I've never gotten any of these through turbotax.

Also, a good friend of mine got a significant portion of the first years worth of interest on his house back as well (he has HR Block do his..)

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Hope Credit and Lifetime Learning Credit

 

[KB]

Turbo Tax supports all of these form types in the basic module:

1099-R
http://turbotax.intuit.com/sup...x-essentials/3489.html

1099-G
http://turbotax.intuit.com/sup...x-essentials/3475.html

1099-INT
http://turbotax.intuit.com/sup...x-essentials/3477.html

 

[zixxer]

So HR Block and these other tax places don't "know" special tax law changes that Turbotax doesn't?

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Originally posted by: zixxer
So HR Block and these other tax places don't "know" special tax law changes that Turbotax doesn't?

Most likely not. All the person behind the desk does is put your data into the computer and it spits out a return. They aren't tax accountants. They just do or say whatever the software tells them.

 

[sswingle]

Originally posted by: zixxer
So HR Block and these other tax places don't "know" special tax law changes that Turbotax doesn't?

Turbotax should "know" anything. But it cant guess at your situation either. It has an interview process that you answer questions so it knows what forms you need.