TurboTax Advantage Cost

https://www.taxact.com

I am surprised that the new disk requires Win7 or above......it is available for less than $60 for home and business as a download on Amazon.
I am going to sign on to last years and see if it will update or not :gammon:

I prefer to find a young CPA to do my taxws for me. That way if I mess up at least I will know one person at the Iron Bar Hilton.

Actually, it varies from year to year and monthly as you get closer to 4/15 which one of the versions is higher: getting the box or buying online.

I like the software. All the static and the previous years information that gets carried forward online. Sometimes this information didn't carry forward when I switched from box to online and back. That's a pain.

Getting the box usually means it just gets online and downloads a bunch of updates, like the whole software package.

So, I've quit trying to price shop and I just buy the online version once all of my documents in order.

Steve

Brosef, post: 352232, member: 9302 wrote: Surveyors freak out if somebody even glimpses at a measuring tape, then turn around and wing their own business taxes to save $100

When a surveyor solicits business as a CPA without the appropriate credentials, that's a cause for concern, but preparing one's own taxes doesn't violate any laws.

I do my taxes because the hard work is in compiling the records. Once that's accomplished, entering the numbers into the tax software is nearly trivial. I can't see going to the trouble and expense of delivering all that to a CPA so he can punch in the numbers for me.

Brosef's comment does beg the question, though, for those self-employed surveyors who pay a bookkeeper or accountant to prepare their taxes: how much does it typically cost you each year?

Jim Frame, post: 352237, member: 10 wrote: When a surveyor solicits business as a CPA without the appropriate credentials, that's a cause for concern, but preparing one's own taxes doesn't violate any laws.

I do my taxes because the hard work is in compiling the records. Once that's accomplished, entering the numbers into the tax software is nearly trivial. I can't see going to the trouble and expense of delivering all that to a CPA so he can punch in the numbers for me.

Brosef's comment does beg the question, though, for those self-employed surveyors who pay a bookkeeper or accountant to prepare their taxes: how much does it typically cost you each year?

I was shocked!! shocked!! about what it cost to use my accountant.................

I used to do my own, but because of some income I get I needed to do the Turbo Tax premier version.
It ended up costing me about $150 a year.
Then things got complicated and I didn't feel good about doing it anymore so I have the accountant do them.
First year was just under $150.
Last year I paid a bit over $200.

Worth every penny,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I bring in a folder they have me fill out each year and all my collected info, a couple of weeks later I go in and sign and it's done.

cptdent, post: 352046, member: 527 wrote: I prefer to find a young CPA to do my taxws for me. That way if I mess up at least I will know one person at the Iron Bar Hilton.

I prefer the old guy (he's my age) who I've dealt with for the last 30 years. A professional is worth far more than what they charge unless you have a very simple operation.

BTW - he probably won't be with you - you most likely signed a waiver of liability absolving him of any wrongdoing. Kind of the opposite of what we do...