I think I have a nice chunk of change coming since I'm single and put the highest they could take out each month.....I also pay back loans for grad school and college back to the fed government. Do I get credit for that? Also have a 401k plan and I'd rather have experts do this.

I'll probably go to one of those places above since they are next to my apt. Any experiance with those two?

thanks!

 

they both suck....do it yourself....... if you do use a tax return preparer at least stay away from the "refund loan" bullshit where they charge you about 1000% percent.....it may only be $100 but it is for under 1 week of lending..... total scam.

send your taxes to LUDER94 and he will do them for you for $50.

 

Buy a copy of Turbo Tax for about $25 via its interview style it is impossible to F...up. It also lets you do an electronic file. In addition it has a very strong help selection both in the program and on line. Do not use the mall type companies. The folks that they hire go through a short course in how to operate their software and nothing else. Thy cannot give you and advice that I would follow. If you don't feel good about Turbo take it to a real tax CPA. It will cost more but, like my daddy always says "Its like oats, its one price before it goes into the horse and its another once it come out"

Just my .02

 

Or just use TurboTax online. It doesn't sound like you have anything complicated. You don't even pay until after you find out how much you'll get back, so at worst you can use it to double-check anyone else's work.

 

Turbo tax, do it yourself you lazy ass.

 

If you have a complicated (dual state, changed employer, gains, loss, itemized, etc) and cant do it yourself and must have someone else handle it, then I'd recommend a private CPA. Have a pro do it rather than someone who sat in a two day training class.

With all the add-on charges that these walk-in clinics charge, you'd be surprised how close the fees are to that of a CPA, and how much more of your hard earned tax money they can get you.

 

exactly.

I think the minimum they charge is about $150.00 and that is for a return that just has a w-2 (or 2) and maybe a 1099-int. Start adding if you have anything more complicated than that!

 

I agree with all above... Turbotax is pretty simple and it doesn't sound like you've got anything too complicated. Oh, and since we don't pay state income taxes all you need is the cheapie basic federal income tax package... $20 or $25.

I always just print the forms it gives me and send them in snail mail... saves me the E-filing fees.

401k doesn't figure into your taxes at all except for what's already accounted for in your W2 (i.e. it is already deducted from your taxable income).

I think you can get credit for the INTEREST on your loan payments... the program will ask about that sort of thing. (it works as a series of questions.... Did you have a home business in 2005? no.... did you have any major losses due to fire/flood/hurricane in 2005? no... did you pay interest on any student loans in 2005? yes.. how much interested did you pay........).

That's how a house works... I don't get to deduct my entire house payment - but taxes and interest are deductible.

 

You can get free federal tax preparation sofwares from IRS Website: http://www.irs.gov/app/freeFile/jsp/index.jsp

You may want to use one of these five softwares: Complete Tax, TaxAct.com, Turbotax, H&R Block Taxcut or Tax Engine. They can be free if you are qualified and begin at the IRS Free File page.

 

Turbo Tax. I used Jackson Hewitt once. Then I realized all they use is Turbo-Tax like software, and then hit e-file....

Turbo Tax is very user friendly. Use it.