any tax people on here?

[DPancoast]

I was wondering if anyone on TST worked at an H&R block or similar place that could maybe help me file my taxes? I can usually do it myself but I have more things than usual to consider this time around and was just seeing if anyone could help me out!

[poisonivory]

i used turbotax and it was fine, just take your time and read everything if you do it yourself.

I used H&R my 1st year out of college and will NEVER again. I paid for them to do my taxes, yada yada..when I got my refund back it was $400 more than they said I would get. I then got a letter from the IRS with al kinds of legal jargain about the extra money I received. I thought they were saying I owed it back, so I called them. The guy said "that was just a courtesy letter. You qualified for that extra money and whoever oprepared your taxes missed it, this is just an advisory letting you know WHY you got extra money". So basicly I paid H&R block to do my taxes and they missed a little over $400, which nearly doubled my refund that year. Idiots. lol

I know it's not common for that to happen, but it was very bad 1st tax experience filing with them.

[WhiteXFire]

http://www.taxcut.com :mrgreen:

[DPancoast]

Will that site do local, state, and federal??

[WhiteXFire]

You can e-file your federal and one state return, but you can file up to 3 state returns total (the other 2 would be paper filed). You can also print & mail everything if you don't want to e-file. After you enter your federal info, it will automatically transfer into the states you specify. Depending on which option you choose, you can also get one free "Ask a Tax Advisor" session if you're stuck on something or have a question. If you just want them to do it for you and don't want to go somewhere to have it done, you can use Online Office and an H&R Block tax pro will do it for you.

You can try it out for free, you don't need to create an account or pay until you are ready to file.

[DPancoast]

Cool man, thanks for the info! I was just wondering because of the berkheimer one. I always get confused haha...

I'll figure it out though.

[WhiteXFire]

Well, if you have any questions about Taxcut, I can most likely answer them. I worked directly with the BA that designed the filing portion and the developer who wrote most of it for the last year and a half. I was responsible for part of the QA team that tested it.

[DPancoast]

Alright man awesome! I'll be filing within the next week. If I hit a snag, I'll let you know!