I would qualify for a free filing but I prefer to have all the info
with me and on me!!! (In other words I do not like it sitting in
Intuits hands)
I know plenty of guys who pay to have their taxes done each and every
year, and they probably take advantage of some loopholes that I do not.
Being a full time minister I do fall into some special categories so
I have to make sure it knows and takes care of that. A colleague of
mine just went through an audit this past year and he used an
accountant! (Turns out there were problems.)
Final answer is always take responsibility for your taxes. It is
stupid not to. But the tax programs should also be audited by the
IRS for correctness.
Stewart
PS you can buy audit protection from Intuit for extra money, but I
would expect them to stand behind their product anyway. I know pipe dream!
At 01:44 PM 1/13/2010, you wrote:
Hey, guys. Each of these "canned" programs have plusses and minuses. And,
I would venture that some (very famous) users deliberately choose packages
that have defects they wish to exploit. Their defense- TurboTax made me do
it, TaxCut said I could. The recent episodes have now exposed that as BS
and I doubt they (our politicians) will try that again.
If your taxes are simple, then either one will do. If you are
self-employed, then there could be a preference, but really a practitioner
(Yes, this recipient is one) is far more experienced and knowledgeable to
develop queries that are NOT canned- and knows what can and can't be done,
to really save you money. Likewise, with corporate taxes, there are issues
that the standard interview will fail.
Remember (go ahead, attack me), JacksonHewitt, H&R Block, etc. may have ONE
licensed or knowledgeable practitioner- but the rest of the lot in their
employ- the ones you are going to get to see- are generally not.
You pays your money and you takes your choice. Or, better yet.... Caveat
emptor.
Eschew Obfuscation
This is a reply from:
Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:[email protected]
Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
Ozark, AL SL 82
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