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Took My Taxes To A Paid Preparer
nunn
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First time in many years.
For the past 30 plus years, I have always done my own, on paper, and mailed it in. This year, my situation is a little more complicated, so I contacted a friend from church who is a professional tax preparer.
He asked for my 2010 information, as well as my 2009 forms. When he looked at my 2009 1040, he instantly spotted a mistake that I had made that cost me about $150. He will file a 1040X and get my money back, which will pay for this year's preparation fee.
Maybe I will just let him do it from now on.
For the past 30 plus years, I have always done my own, on paper, and mailed it in. This year, my situation is a little more complicated, so I contacted a friend from church who is a professional tax preparer.
He asked for my 2010 information, as well as my 2009 forms. When he looked at my 2009 1040, he instantly spotted a mistake that I had made that cost me about $150. He will file a 1040X and get my money back, which will pay for this year's preparation fee.
Maybe I will just let him do it from now on.
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I had been paying over $150 a year for my tax prep.
This year, I used a lady over in Ohio that does taxes. Total cost, $40.
I am telling you, IF I have to pay more than 50 bucks, I will just use a program.
I had been paying over $150 a year for my tax prep.
This year, I used a lady over in Ohio that does taxes. Total cost, $40.
I am telling you, IF I have to pay more than 50 bucks, I will just use a program.
How complicated is your return? How many extra schedules do you have to file?
I always have self-employment income (or loss) and this year, I had tuition deductions for Dawnie and Gabby, and wasn't sure how to proceed.
quote:I was going to do my taxes myself this year.
I had been paying over $150 a year for my tax prep.
This year, I used a lady over in Ohio that does taxes. Total cost, $40.
I am telling you, IF I have to pay more than 50 bucks, I will just use a program.
How complicated is your return? How many extra schedules do you have to file?
I always have self-employment income (or loss) and this year, I had tuition deductions for Dawnie and Gabby, and wasn't sure how to proceed.
Simple returns. I only claim standard deductions.
I understand you didn't want to tackle the complexities of your return.
I am saying, that my preparer did my taxes reasonably.
She does business taxes for the same price, other than the schedule forms are an extra 5 dollars apiece.
If I had to go back to paying 150 bucks to do my returns again, I would use a program rather than pay some preparer big bucks to do simple work.
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I got one of them "pay up or go to jail" letters from the state of North Carolina in 1964. I was living in Rhode Island at the time. I'd been working since 1956 or 57 and NC hadn't been withholding tax and my tax liability to NC was zero so I figured I didn't need to file.
They couldn't get me for back taxes or interest because I didn't owe any, but they hit me for about fifty dollars in penalties, which to me back then was righteous bucks. I don't know how they found out I hadn't been filing. I figure somebody blew the whistle on me.
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Believe it or not I have gotten more Money back with Them doing My Taxes than when My Wife did Them.