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HR Block is free if you just file a 1040, the "professional" version is $40. If you're paying $100, either you are seeing a tax professional in person or you a
by cderwin 10y ago
HR Block is free if you just file a 1040, the "professional" version is $40. If you're paying $100, either you are seeing a tax professional in person or you are vastly overpaying. Presumably you would only meet with a tax professional if your situation is significantly more complicated than most.
- tracker1 10y agoI pretty much have to pay the higher amount for preparation, lest I end up in a legal quagmire over the few thousand I earn on the side a year via 1099 income. I can handle the EZ form, but the stuff for business expenses and income become interesting to say the least. Although I guess it could be worse... I generally have extra taken out of my regular paycheck so I don't have to make quarterly payments. But it's just guesswork for the most part, as I just don't know where things will be precisely. Some years, I'm happy not owing anything, or at least much (I've owed the state a couple times), Other years I get more back than expected.