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 My father died after 5 years in nursing home. He owes on a re-possessed car and to the IRS for unpaid taxes? |
My mother died five years earlier.
He became Medicaid eligible after about 1 year in the nursing home, lived about 4 more years.... |
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| My friend did his taxes on a website twice once claiming the info from the 1099, once without claiming it! He found out he would get more money back by not claiming it! What could happen if the irs ... |
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 $100,000 and pay 36,000 of that in income tax? |
The first year i work I will pay 36% in tax, plus student loans, so more of my money goes to the government than myself???
Am I thinking about this correctly?
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| I'm hoping that someone out there can give me some advise on how to relieve my tax burden or at least direct me somewhere that I can find information. The situation is that my husband and I ... |
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 Im 19, dont live with parents, provide my own support, made 25,000 this year,Im a full time student.Dependant? |
| I paid more than 1/2 for my tuition but do not have much of a paper trail. I gave my parents cash. I moved in with my grandmother about 2 yeah ago and we split the bill. Can my parents claim me as a ... |
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 My childs father wrongfully commits fraud every chance he files for my child.? |
| my childs father called me up trying to get me to drop child support being that he is broke from oweing the irs. he rushes to claim my child before me. he has been claiming my child every year i have ... |
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Has anyone ever won a legal battle against the IRS, as far as proving that they didn't make "income" for a particular tax year?
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| Does anyone use Turbo Tax, and if so what is your opinion about it? |
Did you have any problems, was it easy to understand, was you able to do both state and federal taxes, is easy to incorperate 10-99's , would you recommend it? |
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Mathew
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You will need to know what you are doing regardless of the tax software you attempt to us. If you have a really simple return like a couple of W-2s, Standard deductions, and a couple of dependents you may be able to get along. The fact that you are asking might make me nervous to recommend you use it. A professional tax service will only charge you a few more dollars more (if you don't buy any of their loan programs) than the Turbo Tax program will cost. |
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I have used it the past 2 years and I never had problems with it. If you wait until I think it's January 18th you can use Turbo Tax free thru irs.gov free file. |
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Steve W
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I have been using Turbo Tax Pro Series, pay per return form many years now. I find it pretty easy to use, and with the pro series it has every form I need, including your state if you specify. 1099's are easily incorporated, whether they are business income (sched c), interest (form b) or whatever.
My only complaint is that the forms are listed by form number, so if you are searching for a form by name, it takes a little longer. the pro series also supports electronic filing.
I think turbo tax also sells a tax program for regular folks, too. that might be even more user friendly, but other folks may be able to comment on that.
the user support has gotten better, but of course near April 15th everything and everyone is busy, so try to file early, or like me file an extension, and file late!
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kohalakoast
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I'll take Mathew's and some others comments one step further.
You could get Turbo tax and do your return your self. When you think you are finished and it is correct, take it and your records to a CPA. He or she can review what you did and either suggest on improving the results or confirm that you did good.
Having a CPA review your return after you have prepared should be a bit cheaper than having them start it from scratch. Plus you will get involved and learn how income taxes apply to your financial situation. |
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I used it one year and found it pretty easy to understand. I went back to a tax professional the next year because I had some complicated issues (moved from another state, liquidated a Roth IRA etc..) and she looked at my previous year tax return. She was able to get more of a return for me in both State and Federal for the tax return I did. So... It is pretty easy - but I don't think it covers everything a tax professional might find / do. |
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Mathew is spot on. The firm I work for has gained a lot of business in the last year from ex-Turbo Tax users. Please think about your tax situation very carefully before attempting your return yourself. |
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INACTIVE
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I highly recommend Turbo Tax. It is easy to understand, never had a problem, and you can either get the Federal and/or State versions. The basic is around $20 and is deductible as an expense. You can also investigate the e-file options to save yourself time is waiting for a refund and save money over paying a tax service to use the same software and loan you your own money for a fee. |
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I have used it the last couple of years. It's easy to use. I won't be going back to a tax service place. |
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