I lived in the US for a couple of years. I was very surprised that virtually everybody told me that I needed help from a professional accountant (esp. consideri

I lived in the US for a couple of years. I was very surprised that virtually everybody told me that I needed help from a professional accountant (esp. considering my situation was quite simple). Is it the culture or is it really that hard? Anyway, after a little bit of research, I think I did it correctly with no particular problem. It was just a matter of finding the appropriate forms and reading the documentation.