Tax season is almost upon us!

[Anonymous 1]

Do you do your own taxes? What do you use? Or do you go to a professional to have it done?

I’ve been going to the same tax lady for 23 years, that way I know it’s done right and if it’s not she will fix it she also gives financial advice when we need it.

[Smarties]

Lol. There is a lot of truth in your meme.

I have always done my own. But I've used different programs almost every year - I refuse to pay a fee to file my taxes! I know those programs have development costs but I've always found one that I could use that had all the features I wanted without a charge. That was turbotax, turbotax, tax act, h and r block, and credit karma, in that order for the past 5 years if I remember correctly. I like doing my own and having that kind of knowledge of exactly what I am reporting to the IRS but it has required me to research a few things once or twice to figure out how to correctly file.

[MonarchMom]

We do our own with tax software. Have for many years and find it a good way to take inventory, asses performance of investments and plan for the upcoming year. I have never found it a problem and we've had self-employment and income properties.

[MonarchMom]

Lol. There is a lot of truth in your meme.

I have always done my own. But I've used different programs almost every year - I refuse to pay a fee to file my taxes! I know those programs have development costs but I've always found one that I could use that had all the features I wanted without a charge. That was turbotax, turbotax, tax act, h and r block, and credit karma, in that order for the past 5 years if I remember correctly. I like doing my own and having that kind of knowledge of exactly what I am reporting to the IRS but it has required me to research a few things once or twice to figure out how to correctly file.

Same here as far as research... but I prefer to understand fully how the return has been calculated before I sign my name to it.

[Baconqueen13]

Unless you're someone like Bill Gates it's fairly simple to do your own. We have always done our own and have never had any issue.

[jas]

I have a sole proprietary LLC and I do my own. That meme is accurate though!

[mcginnisc]

We have a CPA that we have used for about 15 years now.

[Smarties]

Lol. There is a lot of truth in your meme.

I have always done my own. But I've used different programs almost every year - I refuse to pay a fee to file my taxes! I know those programs have development costs but I've always found one that I could use that had all the features I wanted without a charge. That was turbotax, turbotax, tax act, h and r block, and credit karma, in that order for the past 5 years if I remember correctly. I like doing my own and having that kind of knowledge of exactly what I am reporting to the IRS but it has required me to research a few things once or twice to figure out how to correctly file.

Same here as far as research... but I prefer to understand fully how the return has been calculated before I sign my name to it.

Thats a good point - in some measure I'm still relying on the program to do some of the calculations.

[Traci_Momof2]

I work for a CPA who does taxes for people so since working here I have had him do mine. I mean, why not?
Before I worked here I used Turbo Tax for years.

I gotta tell you though, contrary to responses so far saying it's really not that hard, I am amazed every year at the simple aspects of taxes that our clients cannot seem to grasp. I don't expect them to understand everything. That's why they use a CPA, right? But there are basics that it seems to me everyone should understand about their own taxes. But a number of people just don't get it.

[Inmybizz]

Lol @ the meme.
We have a CPA that does our business and personal taxes.