It is Tuesday April 14th...and I am finally done with my taxes!
For the first time ever I did them myself. (Thanks to online software).
While I feel pretty good about being finished, I don't know if I'd ever put myself through it again.
We had a little extra income from something on the side...and we decided to be honest and claim our profits. We'll sleep better for doing that. Another (new) deduction ultimately gave us our biggest refund ever---and this is a year we can use it!
A word of advice for anyone who files online for the first time---have all of the paperwork ready BEFORE you start. It'll make things a lot easier. I was skipping around and then running upstairs to the office trying to find papers. That's NOT the way to do it.
Next year, I may just take my list of deductions and throw 'em at the accountant---maybe even before April 10th.
Hope your taxes are done and that you are getting a big chunk back!
For the first time ever I did them myself. (Thanks to online software).
While I feel pretty good about being finished, I don't know if I'd ever put myself through it again.
We had a little extra income from something on the side...and we decided to be honest and claim our profits. We'll sleep better for doing that. Another (new) deduction ultimately gave us our biggest refund ever---and this is a year we can use it!
A word of advice for anyone who files online for the first time---have all of the paperwork ready BEFORE you start. It'll make things a lot easier. I was skipping around and then running upstairs to the office trying to find papers. That's NOT the way to do it.
Next year, I may just take my list of deductions and throw 'em at the accountant---maybe even before April 10th.
Hope your taxes are done and that you are getting a big chunk back!
