Tax Time: How do you prepare your taxes?

[MercutioATC]

Poll question: Tax Time: How do you prepare your taxes?

I use a CPA. How do you do them?

[alittlelark]

1. CPA is the only way to go at some point....

I can't believe we did them ourselves for so long...:shrug:

[MercutioATC]

2. I just had mine done today.

I paid my CPA $85 and she did my federal, state and local returns and electronically filed them. It took all of 20 minutes (plus, I got to ask some questions about flexible spending accounts).

[alittlelark]

4. We are still compiling...we have a software co., and our HR

had open-heart surgery last week... took her and us by suprise.... We're muddling through.

She's doing well too. A few of us are taking turns taking care of her pets.

[MercutioATC]

5. Personal data or do you have employees?

Either way, that sounds like a hassle.

[alittlelark]

6. 67 employees, and a headache for weeks to come.

Unexpected tragedy, but pulling together. It really is a shock... she seemed healthy! She'd been w/ us for 2 years.
She'll be back... she's the best.

[MercutioATC]

8. No fun. I hope she does well.

Are the W-2s held up for all of the employees? Yikes!

[alittlelark]

9. She was in the process, and had completed about 2/5ths

Extra $ out of 'pocket', but we hired a CPA to help 'tidy up' ... better than hiring a temp HR. And we are all so busy, that we can't afford the time. I, and a few others, can do interim HR, but NEED HELP making sure taxes are done (prepared for preparer) correctly.

[ComerPerro]

3. Software, mine are already done and filed

[BikeWriter]

7. Uh, taxes?

[alittlelark]

10. I remember those days..... sigh....

B-) :smoke: :beer:

....my experience at least!!!

[BikeWriter]

12. I've been too depressed to have them done. :(

[ogradda]

13. why what's wrong?

no refund this year?

[BikeWriter]

15. No, a divorce and deaths in the family. A grand Daughter and a niece...

...I'll come out of it eventually.

[ogradda]

16. i am so sorry.

that kind of thing just sucks:hug:

[BikeWriter]

19. Yes, it does. The baby was a preemie. The nurses gave her the...

...staph infection that killed her with a dirty IV in a freakin' Neo-Natal ICU unit. She was my oldest Son's first and probably his last Child. Life's a bitch sometimes.

[alittlelark]

18. Dude.... JUST do it !!!

Monday... either get the forms, or get a CPA, or whatever....


If you're really depressed, perhaps you should get laid first !?

[BikeWriter]

20. I'm too scared to get laid. I'm a three time loser in the war of the sexes

[alittlelark]

21. Forget the WAR, just have a 'skirmish'

:evilgrin:

[BikeWriter]

22. ROFL! That's probably very good advice. My worst month recently...

...was December. It had too many anniversaries of deaths and marriages. I'm going to be just fine now. See the smile? :)

[alittlelark]

23. Keep the smile smilin'....

The seasons of our lives do not coincide with those of the natural world.

alittlelark

[BikeWriter]

24. Thank you for your concern. I'm going to pull out of this and...

...get over it. There's no hill for a climber and all that stuff. :-)

[elperromagico]

11. Lightly sautéed, served with rice and chicken.

[MercutioATC]

27. Sounds tasty!

My CPA probably makes less errors than the chicken, but she probably doesn't go so well with a nice glass of wine.

[Maine Mary]

14. I ALWAYS used to do them myself- Paper Form

But mine were always relatively easy 1040A-w/EIC. Now I do it online ONLY because the return comes faster. This year though it looks as if I have to pay. Didn't GW give a tax cut?..... Oh yeah, it was only for the rich. :mad:

[DistantWind88]

26. Mary you ALWAYS have to pay

It's just a matter of did they withold too little or too much. Unless, of course, you are one of those who pays no income taxes whatsoever.

[donheld]

17. I used Telefile

Both Federal and State took all of 10 Minutes.

[B Calm]

25. My brother did his small business using Turbo Tax. so last year I

thought I would try it. My god! it made doing taxes a breeze..

[GOPisEvil]

28. TurboTax via the free link on the IRS site.

Quick, easy and FREE! :thumbsup: