So easy. It's an onerous task we all have to perform but that's just the cost of living in a democracy. Doing one's own taxes is the only way to go. You gain knowledge of your own financial situation, you gain insight into your earnings and expenses, and you get to plan your financial life going forward.
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This progam was supposed to be easy to use for any person, but I had to have a family accountant assist with completion. I was asked the same question multiple times even though I had already answered on a previous page. I was asked questions and for information that did not relate to me or the increase of my return. As a single, dependantless, non-home owning person I felt that this should have taken me less than one hour to do.
you need to keep checking for ambiguities in the questions asked to see if people interpret the question correctly, or if your question was not precise.
e.g the section on Is IRA contribution deductible. Am I participating in a Pension Plan if I am retired and getting monthly annuity checks? Is my retired wife participating in a pension plan if only the employer contributed to it ?
If you own a mobile home/trailer but pay monthly rent to live on the Trailer Park lot, how do you answer the questions on the NY state return pertaining to credits?