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SuperTrooper wrote:This is the first year we filed electronically. Our return check was direct-depostied in our account in eight days!!!!

Now if I can just get wifey to try online bill paying.

My wife loves the online bill paying. She gets mad at the ones she CAN'T pay online.

As for taxes, I've filed electronically for the last 3 or 4 years. Before that I had them professionally done, I've had to file taxes since I was 7 or 8, due to a college fund my grandparents set up for me...

Years ago before I was a homeowner & didn't itemize, I did the "EZ" form myself.
Since I've been married and owned a home, I've gone straight to H & R Block. I've had good luck so far with them, getting very generous refunds.
But I think that will change next year, as I just recently changed my number of deductions (dependents) from 0 to 2.
I have a feeling next year I'll OWE the gov't money.

I pay $250 to get my done by my accountant. Totally worth it as I'm a business. (sole proprietor something.....)

Used to do electronic though

LIPH wrote:Pen and paper and I always do them myself. I don't have a lot of deductions so anything an accountant could save me would be eaten up by what he charged me. I have to pay both federal and NY state this year so the check won't be in the mail until April 18th.

Ummm...aren't taxes due on the Monday if the 15th falls on a weekend???

This is the first year I had a CPA do my taxes for me.

My estimate - I owed the IRS roughly $500 and the state owed me about $100.

CPA - IRS owes me $36 and the state owes me $411

I'll be sticking with a CPA from here out.

I have always had someone else do my taxes for me