Does anyone do their own taxes? If so, do you use turbotax or file them differently. Any advice would be great because I have never filed my own taxes.
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Why are there nothing but pre-dents on the forums these days?
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As long as you aren't a day trader, then doing your taxes with TurboTax is relatively easy. I have a fair amount of investments, but I don't continuously trade as some do. I just gather ALL tax documents, receipts, etc that are needed for taxes and within a few hours I have them done. Now, if you have never done them before, they might take you a little longer this first year. But overall, TurboTax takes you through everything step by step. I would recommend using one of the several reputable software companies instead of just doing them yourself. The first time I used it, I found deducations I didn't know I qualified for that I would have missed had I filed without the software.
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If you are in the military, H&R Block at Home is free at militaryonesource.com.
http://www.militaryonesource.com/MOS/FindInformation/Category/TaxFilingServices.aspx
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Most bases will have a free service where they will compute and file your taxes for you.
It is called VITA (don't remember what it stands for) - but it is the tax assistance office. They open up in February and run through April.
Other than that, there are a lot of online programs that will let you file for free.
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I was a VITA assistant one year for our command. I can tell you that I trust the TurboTax software more than I did the VITA people after learning how little they are trained.
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