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techsuppr0t t1_je8guom wrote

Reply to comment by dodexahedron in My husband and I owe 22k in taxes but we only made a combine total of 75k by one-eye-owl

If u make a large salary it's worth paying a professional to do ur taxes. Tho I definitely recommend freetaxusa. It's like identical technology to turbo tax etc just free. Every time I do my taxes with turbo they make me either redo my return or pay $100 or some shit and it's hard to actually do it free. But free tax usa is legit af. If you just work a normal w2 job or 1099 too in lower brackets it's perfect and everybody should use it.

Tho somebody else was saying to plug their info into TurboTax and just see what it comes up with to compare to the accountant. If they are doing something big wrong it would be noticeable.

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dodexahedron t1_je8hgy6 wrote

They don't. Combined they make 75k. That's not much, especially combined. People (myself included) who make multiple times that don't pay accountants to do our taxes, because it's just not necessary. And that's with various investments, itemized deductions, and non-job sources of income that generate 1099s.

H&R Block and its ilk have done a fantastic job of convincing everyone that taxes are hard or complex or that you're going to get in trouble if you make one little mistake. Even if you get audited and are found to owe something you didn't pay, you're just given the chance to pay up (potentially with interest) and everything is fine. Then you file an amended return, pay the difference, and go on with your life.

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